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 Foreign Language Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign NEW! Rebrand Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Episodic NEW! 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

Creator & Influencer Partnerships

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 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 Engagement Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) NEW! Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications Micro-Influencer Strategy 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 Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form 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.
Start an entry in this category
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
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
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
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
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
Morning Brew
At Morning Brew, we see a simple truth: people already go to social for news, but that doesn't mean…
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
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…
News & Media
USAFacts: Data-Driven Clarity in a Changing Political Climate
In 2025, Americans experienced major shifts in federal priorities, including policy changes that di…