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

February 24, 2023

News sources may be influencing perception of climate activism among public

ISD’s recent Dispatch on alt- and mainstream media climate activism headlines is covered extensively by Euronews Green.

February 24, 2023

Tim Squirrell: Andrew Tate’s appeal to boys and young men is “not going away”

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in VICE News speaking on the phenomenon around Andrew Tate and his popularity among boys and young men.

February 23, 2023

‘Smash-and-grab’ Russian-origin accounts flood Meta platforms with Ukraine war disinformation

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in Sky News commenting on findings from Meta's quarterly adversarial threat report.

February 23, 2023

Tim Squirrell: Meta’s conclusions on pro-Kremlin online campaigns “difficult” to assess

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in ABC News commenting on Meta's report on the evolution of pro-Russia online campaigns since the war began. 

February 21, 2023

Putin’s annual address filled with conspiracies over war in Ukraine

ISD's Julia Smirnova comments on Putin's annual address to the nation to German broadcaster ARD.

February 17, 2023

Media coverage on AI chatbots fail to report on larger issues at play with public rollouts

ISD's Jared Holt argues against recent media coverage and mainstream discussion on AI chatbots missing the mark on the larger issues at play.

February 12, 2023

Andrew Tate-style misogyny falls through the cracks of current UK counterextremism policy

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to The Guardian about how Andrew Tate-style misogyny is "falling through the cracks" of current UK counter-extremism policy.

February 10, 2023

TikTok videos of migrants being attacked or harassed trend in Ireland

ISD's analysis of trending anti-migrant TikTok videos in Ireland is covered by the Irish Examiner and Irish broadcaster RTÉ during Prime Time.