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 9th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Podcast

This category honors the most creative and effective use of podcasting with a pro-social objective.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Podcast
winner
Exposed: Cover-up at Columbia University
Robert Hadden was a trusted ob-gyn who assaulted hundreds of patients during his 25-year career at …

Finalists

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finalist
gold honor
Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon Podcast
The idea behind "Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon" was to leverage Kevin Bacon's celebrity to spotlight…
Podcast
finalist
silver honor
audience honor
Gooned
Gooned is a podcast about the Troubled Teen Industry (TTI), a network of profit-incentivized behavi…
Podcast
finalist
bronze honor
Radio Headspace
Radio Headspace, the flagship podcast of Headspace, was launched in 2020 to provide listeners with …
Podcast
finalist
Say More With Tulaine Montgomery
“Say More with Tulaine Montgomery” is driven by the belief that deep, honest dialogue is vital for …
Podcast
finalist
Well Beyond Medicine Podcast
Research, develop and launch a new platform that lends itself to showcasing the deep commitment of …

Nominees

Podcast
Daddyhood
Colton Underwood is an American TV personality, executive producer, philanthropist, and entrepreneu…
Podcast
Dear Headspace
Dear Headspace is a Headspace Original call-in podcast where mental health professionals answer pre…
Podcast
Generosity at Work
After devoting years to researching the science of generosity, Keith Jennings, a community impact e…
Podcast
Merging Into Life
The main purpose of creating our podcast, Merging Into Life, was twofold: Meet our members where th…
Podcast
Nice Genes!
The driving idea behind *Nice Genes!* is to make genomics not only accessible but also engaging and…
Podcast
The Lost Olympians
We set out to make a podcast that could not only entertain but inform. The Lost Olympians was the p…
Podcast
Unbiased History of Israel/Palestine
The Branch is a nonprofit digital media company for political eclectics: the independents, the unde…
Podcast
Views on First: War & Speech
The war in Israel and Gaza has unleashed a wave of censorship and suppression in the United States—…