short-form

alternative shortform

1. not comparableadvertisingRunning for a relatively short time, typically no more than two minutes.
2. not comparablebroadcastingRelatively short and punchy, lacking detail or in-depth analysis.

   short-form video

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   short-form article

   short-form news broadcast

   There’s a good chance, if you spend a decent amount of time online, that a lot of the media you’re consuming is coming in the form of short-form video clips.

   2026 April 24, Charlie Warzel, “How Short-Form Clips Took Over the Internet”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2026