RESOURCES FOR MEDIA

ISD equips media professionals with the analysis, tools and expertise needed to understand, communicate and address the risks posed by extremist propaganda and information manipulation.

We train journalists on the use of our dashboards, toolkits and curricula to help them recognize and counter extremist narratives, hate speech and disinformation. We brief newsrooms - more than 100 local ones in the US since 2024 – to help media outlets report accurately on complex issues related to extremism and social cohesion.

Our experts are routinely interviewed by international outlets to provide clarity on extremism, terrorism, hate speech and information warfare, including in the wake of major global crises.

Please get in touch if you have any media-related queries: [email protected].

Featured Media Mentions

May 8, 2026

Iran’s meme strategy blurs the line between entertainment and propaganda

ISD's Bret Schafer talks to the Wall Street Journal about Iran's shift in communications strategy since the beginning of the conflict with the US.

May 2, 2026

Recommendation systems and the rapid exposure to antisemitism online

April 26, 2026

Active Clubs engage in ‘forest fights’ across US

April 24, 2026

Iran’s novel approach to war propaganda

April 17, 2026

Iran takes new approach to war propaganda

April 17, 2026

ISD report results in disruption of threat to Washington school

April 8, 2026

ISD’s Cody Zoschak featured in CNN documentary on True Crime Community

March 16, 2026

‘Germanic New Medicine’ spreads dangerously on Telegram, ISD finds

March 14, 2026

Iran floods global social media with AI content during ongoing conflict

Recent Media mentions

May 22, 2023

The international far right is “capitalising” on local protests against asylum seekers in Clare, Ireland

ISD’s Ciarán O'Connor features on Morning Ireland speaking about how international right-wing extremists have capitalised on local protests.

May 19, 2023

Tim Squirrell: A perceived “status threat” is pushing young men toward misogynistic content

ISD’s Tim Squirrell speaks to The Irish Examiner about the rise of anti-feminist influencers and ‘Red Pill’ online content among young men.

May 9, 2023

ISD’s Jakob Guhl for GNET: White Christian extremism on Telegram, ‘Christgram’

ISD's Jakob Guhl, contributes to the Global Network on Extremism and Technology's (GNET) mini series on Christian Nationalism.

May 9, 2023

US extremists gathering on Russian social media sites

ISD Senior Research Manager Jared Holt spoke to Axios about US political extremists and their overlap with Russian social media platforms.

May 5, 2023

Seditious conspiracy charges against Proud Boys brings a “welcomed chilling effect”

ISD's Katherine Keneally speaks to USA Today about the conviction of the Proud Boys' Henry "Enrique" Tarrio for seditious conspiracy charges.

May 4, 2023

Jack Teixeira, the latest US service member to expose the digital ‘blind spot’ in the security clearance process

ISD Senior OSINT Analyst Elise Thomas commenting on the case of a US Air National Guardsman that leaked classified military documents.

May 1, 2023

Anti-vaxx Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Democratic bid for president

ISD's Aoife Gallagher and Clara Martiny feature in Newsweek's profile on anti-vaxx Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he challenges president Joe Biden.

April 15, 2023

Discord, a common denominator in various high-profile incidents of extremism

USA Today draws on ISD's research on right-wing extremism among gamers on Discord.