THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice NEW! Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter NEW! Feature Film Gamification NEW! Images Interactive Content Long Form Video Medium Length Video NEW! Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes NEW! Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology NEW! Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Other Industry NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership NEW! Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Nonprofit Partnership Other Partnerships NEW!

Platforms & Technology

Extended Reality Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media NEW! Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content NEW! User Generated Content

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards News & Media

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media or digital to disseminate news and information. Submissions for both coverage of specific news events and for overall performance will be accepted.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

News & Media
winner
Al Jazeera English’s 2022 Global News Coverage
The year 2022 will go down in history as a pivotal time for the news industry, marked by a series o…

Finalists

News & Media
finalist
gold honor
Impact
Founded in 2020 by Tim Chau (A Gen Z, queer, nonbinary Asian American), Impact aims to… Inspi…
News & Media
finalist
silver honor
Start Here
The world is complicated. The news doesn’t have to be.  Start Here is the flagship online explai…
News & Media
finalist
bronze honor
AJ+ Coverage of Shireen Abu Akleh
On May 11, 2022, Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed while reporting from t…
News & Media
finalist
Live Coverage of the Freedom Convoy in Toronto
With live on-the-ground coverage of the Freedom Convoy as it passed through Toronto over the course…
News & Media
finalist
Stay Tuned on Snapchat
Stay Tuned is the NBC News brand dedicated to bringing its trusted, accurate, premium journalism to…
News & Media
finalist
audience honor
TYT: America's Largest Progressive News Network
In 2022, TYT celebrated several milestones including: the company’s 20th Year Anniversary, ‘The Dam…

Nominees