THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Industry

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Strategy & Engagement

See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Brand Partnership See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Call to Action See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Community Management See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Creative Use of Technology See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> CTV/OTT See previous winners and honorees for Insights and Trends here.</a> <a href=https://shortyawards.com/16th/"https://shortyawards.com/category/16th/data-visualization">See previous winners and honorees for Data Visualization here.</a>"> Data & Insights See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Earned Media See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Event & Experiential See previous winners and honorees here.</a>""> Gamification See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Humor See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Innovative Media Buying Strategy See previous winners and honorees here.</a>""> Integration with Traditional Media See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Internal Communications See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> LGBTQ Community Engagement See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Micro-Influencer Strategy See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Multicultural Community Engagement See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Music & Dance See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> On a Shoestring See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Organic Promotion See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Paid & Amplification See previous winner and honorees here.</a>"> Physical and Digital Convergence See previous winner and honorees here.</a>"> Public Service Announcement See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Real Time Response See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> SEO & SEM See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Social Commerce See previous winners and honorees here.</a>"> Storytelling
From the 16th Annual Shorty Awards

The Damage Report

Audience Honor in News & Politics Podcast

Objectives

Created in 2018, The Damage Report provides a daily breakdown of the world’s true threats and challenges. Host John Iadarola delivers an unflinching, no-holds-barred accounting of the damage done by the world’s power players, and the day-by-day battle to hold them accountable. The Damage Report is the perfect political digest for the 2024 election season.

Strategy and Execution

The Damage Report delights in confronting the powerful and the systems they perpetuate to the detriment of everyday people. John Iadarola and progressive contributors cover politics, culture, and current events. Together, they provide their audience with meaningful analysis and commentary on the topics that shape the modern zeitgeist. 

The Damage Report also actively advocates for popular and positive policy changes. In the previous year, John Iadarola spearheaded an initiative to pressure American politicians to support a nationwide paid family leave bill. The Damage Report championed a petition campaign to nurture grassroots support for the issue. As a new father himself, he understands the importance of this policy and fights to secure this benefit for all parents everywhere.

Through daily interaction with the audience, The Damage Report has also organically produced a community of like-minded individuals known as the Dragon Squad. Dragon Squad members choose dragon-themed names for themselves and number into the thousands. Creative collaborations between Dragon members and The Damage Report have resulted in the creation of art, content, and merchandise.

 

Results

The Damage Report continues to inform and educate its audience. Recently, this bold progressive program received its 1 billionth view. With any luck, some of those viewers have gained the confidence to fight for positive change in the real world. When The Damage Report and the Dragon Squad work together, anything is possible.

 

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