The Academy exists to discover the best and most innovative uses of real-time media.
Comprised of leaders in technology, journalism, business and culture, the Real-Time Academy of Short Form Arts & Sciences plays a vital role in choosing the winners of the Shorty Awards, honoring the best content producers in social media.
Members (in alphebetical order)
Kurt Andersen
Novelist and Public Radio Host
John Battelle
Founder of Federated Media, Author of The Search, Co-Moderator
of the Web 2.0 Summit
Dennis Crowley
Co-founder and CEO of foursquare
Caterina Fake
Cofounder of Flickr and Hunch
MC Hammer
Entertainer and Entrepreneur
Alberto Ibargüen
President and CEO, Knight Foundation
Joi Ito
CEO, Creative Commons
Alyssa Milano
Actress, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur
Frank Moss
Author, The Sorcerers and Their Apprentices. Former director, MIT Media Lab. Co-founder of Bluefin Labs
Craig Newmark
Founder of Craigslist
David Pogue
Columnist, New York Times
Author, The World According to Twitter
Prof. Sree Sreenivasan
Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia Journalism School
Contributing Editor, DNAinfo.com
Jimmy Wales
Founder of Wikipedia
Marketing Jury
The Real-Time Academy Marketing Jury focuses on judging the Shorty Industry Awards.
Stephanie Agresta
EVP, Managing Director of Social Media, Weber Shandwick
David Berkowitz
Senior Director of Emerging Media & Innovation, 360i
Tim Carr
Director of Digital Strategy, Jerry Bruckheimer Films & Television
Maura Curtin
Executive Director, Social Media Advertising Consortium
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
Media Editor, Financial Times
Mike Germano
Carrot Creative
Tyler Goldman
CEO, BUZZMEDIA
Leslie Hall
President, ICED Media
Darren Herman
Chief Digital Media Officer, The Media Kitchen
Pam Horan
President, Online Publishers Association
Jeff Jarvis
Professor, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Patrick Keane
Former CEO Associated Content, CMO & EVP CBS Interactive
Howie Kleinberg
President of Digital Communications, Glow Interactive
Andy Morris
Founding Partner & Co-Principal, The Morris + King Company
Brian Morrissey
Digital Editor, Adweek
Maz Nadjm
Former Head of Social Media Ogilvy Group UK
Elizabeth Pigg
Senior Vice President, Media Strategy, Edelman Digital
Mike Proulx
Digital Strategy Leader, Hill Holiday
David Rosenberg
Director of Innovation, LBi US
Ian Schafer
CEO, Deep Focus
Peter Shankman
Founder, HARO
Jaime Soper
Digital Media Analyst, PepsiCo
Todd Steinman
Partner & CEO, M80
Chad Stoller
EVP, Director of Digital Strategy, BBDO North America
Don Tapscott
Author, Speaker and Advisor on Media, Technology and Innovation
Jim Tobin
President, Ignite Social Media
Anna Maria Virzi
Executive Editor, ClickZ
Rick Webb
Co-founder, Barbarian Group
Donnie Williams
Chief Digital Officer, Horizon Media
Ian Wolfman
Chief Marketing Officer, imc2
Comedy Jury
The Real-Time Academy Comedy Jury focuses on judging the #EmergingComedian Shorty Award.
Kevin Bleyer
Writer, The Daily Show
Louis Faranda
General Manager/Talent Producer at Caroline's on Broadway
JoAnn Grigioni
Vice President, Talent for Comedy Central
Caroline Hirsch
Owner of Caroline's on Broadway
Aasif Mandvi
Correspondent, The Daily Show
Adam Pally
Actor & Comedian, ABC's Happy Endings
Adam Scott
Actor & Comedian, NBC's Parks & Recreation
Baratunde Thurston
Director of Digital for The Onion
Additional Academy members will be announced shortly.
Contact us: hello@rtacademy.org
