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 8, 2022

Confrontation of UK opposition leader sparks debate on the mainstreaming of extremist narratives

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to LBC about mainstreamed extremist narratives in the wake of the confrontation of Sir Keir Starmer outside of Parliament.

February 6, 2022

Canadian truckers’ convoy reignites far-right drive around the world

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor comments on how the support for the convoy from U.S. political figures and content creators gave the protests momentum.

February 4, 2022

German anti-lockdown movement ‘quite radical compared to other countries’

ISD's Jakob Guhl spoke to Wired about the diversity of groups that characterise the anti-lockdown movement in Germany.

February 4, 2022

Expert: Russia’s propaganda efforts in Ukraine date back to 2014

ISD's Julia Smirnova speaks with ZDF about Russia's efforts to destabilise Ukraine with propaganda campaigns dating back to 2014.

February 3, 2022

Fake COVID-19 green passes for sale on French social media

ISD's Iris Boyer and Zoe Fourel were interviewed by Ouest France regarding their research of the sale of  French COVID-19 vaccination certificates.

February 1, 2022

Simeon Dukić speaks to Sitel TV about online extremism in North Macedonia

Simeon Dukic discusses leading ISD research on online extremism in North Macedonian during a television interview with Sitel TV.

January 20, 2022

Political actors co-opt COVID-sceptic Telegram groups

Iris Boyer spoke to Le Soir about ISD France's deep dive into Telegram during investigation into the sale of fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates.

January 10, 2022

Conspiracists are backing tennis star Djokovic amid controversy at the Australian Open

Recent controversy around Novak Djokovic's vaccine status at the 2022 Australian Open has sparked online debate among conspiracists.