SHORT-FORM Definition & Meaning

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adjective

noting or relating to journalistic content or a genre of journalism characterized by short articles.
noting or relating to other types of print or visual media characterized by content that is short in length:
short-form video clips.

noun

journalistic or other media content so characterized.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of short-form¹

short ( def ) + form ( def )

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Far-right influencers and talking heads quickly learned to prey on pliant minds, disseminating untruths via short-form video content that users would see as factual.

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Five years ago, another U.S. company, Quibi, famously launched by Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenburg, tried to remake the business of short-form video, but the effort shut down fewer than seven months after its launch.

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Instagram is reportedly considering launching its short-form video feature, Reels, as a separate app as the future of Chinese-owned TikTok remains uncertain in the US.

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Some U.S. lawmakers allege TikTok could be used by the Chinese government to gather data on Americans and fuel misinformation, a claim the company behind the short-form video app has vigorously denied.

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The Daily Mail, the British media outlet, quickly announced it was launching a new hub for short-form video content on its homepage in an effort to fill the TikTok void.

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