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 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 Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter Feature Film Images Interactive Experiences Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Vertical Video NEW! Video Series

Cause

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

Partnerships

Brand Partnership Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Non-profit Partnership Other Partnerships

Platforms & Technology

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 Employee Engagement NEW! Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content User Generated Content

From the 18th Annual Shorty Awards 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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Morning Brew
At Morning Brew, we see a simple truth: people already go to social for news, but that doesn't mean…
News & Media
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California Post: Betting the House on Bold Conviction
The New York Post has always been defined by its bold point of view.  But in a polarized media l…
News & Media
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Deutsche Welle JaafarTalk: Free but never freed - A Syrian Mother’s survival in a life of loss
This report thunders the untold story of Subheya Hassanein, 48, a Syrian mother whose life was shat…
News & Media
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Are Your Braids Poisoning You? Inside the Toxic Synthetic Hair Industry
The objective of this investigation was to uncover the "regulatory black hole" in the synthetic hai…
News & Media
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Fayli Xelk: Voices that Lead to Action
Fayli Xelk, "People's File", is Ava Media's mission-driven initiative to advocate for citizens and …
News & Media
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TIME: Reinventing a 102-Year Icon for the Modern Attention Economy
For more than a century, TIME has shaped global discourse — not just reporting history, but definin…
News & Media
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USAFacts: Data-Driven Clarity in a Changing Political Climate
In 2025, Americans experienced major shifts in federal priorities, including policy changes that di…

Nominees

News & Media
Al Arabiya New Studios Launch
Al Arabiya’s new studios in Riyadh were launched to redefine the future of news. The objective was …
News & Media
Fox News “For All America” Brand Campaign
In 2025, Fox News Media set out to redefine how a legacy news brand shows up in culture, not just …
News & Media
NBC News social media
Every day, NBC News’ social media efforts aim to inform our cumulative audience of more than 80 mil…
News & Media
NJ.com Social Media Platforms
At NJ.com, we recognize a defining reality of modern journalism: the news must reach our audience w…
News & Media
Project Force
Project Force is a short-form digital series that intends to make news and analysis about war and d…
News & Media
Secret Media Network
Secret Media Network was created around the clear conviction that every city has its own energy, st…
News & Media
The Braided Resistance: Turning News into a Shield for Civilians in Rojava, Syria
When conflict escalated across Rojava in January 2025, thousands of civilians—particularly Kurdish …
News & Media
The Keith Edwards Show
The Keith Edwards Show was created to function as an independent, creator-owned digital newsroom bu…
News & Media
The Young Turks
The Young Turks has revolutionized digital news delivery by creating an independent, multi-platform…