THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

News & Media

This category honors the most effective and creative use of social/digital for the dissemination of news and information. Submissions may include (but are not limited to) coverage of specific news events and assessments of overall performance.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Finalists

News & Media
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ContextLens: AI that Transforms Data Chaos into Clarity
Media and publishing is at a crossroads. AI is upending everything. SEO isn’t driving traffic back …
News & Media
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Global news coverage on Al Jazeera English X
Al Jazeera has been at the forefront of the global news industry for many years. Our mission is to …
News & Media
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Impact Media
Impact Media is the digital destination for young people shaping the future. We meet our audience w…
News & Media
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MSNBC 2024 Social Media Presence
The MSNBC social media team is dedicated to providing audiences with resources to navigate complex …
News & Media
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NBC Big Board - Setting A New Standard in Data Journalism
Election 2024 marked the first time in more than 20 years that NBC ranked #1 in viewer ratings (acc…
News & Media
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Sudan Coverage | DNR
Presented by Al Jazeera's Digital Newsroom, "From Sudan" is a fascinating and captivating series th…
News & Media
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The Minnesota Star Tribune: A Movement to Save Local Journalism
In the last six months, The Minnesota Star Tribune has doubled subscribers and fully transformed it…
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The Young Turks
TYT is a beacon of truth-telling and honest reporting in a struggling media landscape. They focus o…

Nominees

News & Media
Native people, culture and customs of the Navajo
altagharuf ealaa thaqafat shaeb alnaafihu al'asil wafahm eadat wataqalid hadhih al'umat bughyat taq…
News & Media
Start Here
Start Here explains the news. We help people around the world navigate the complicated world of int…
News & Media
Stories of returnees to Aleppo and the challenges of return
The report aims to provide viewers with a picture of the suffering that the people of Aleppo have e…
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