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

April 9, 2025

WEF highlights panel on platform accountability featuring ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek

The WEF highlighted a panel featuring ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek examining how bad actors take advantage of social media platforms.

April 7, 2025

Bomb threat in Uruguay linked to extremist group 764

ISD’s Explainer on 764 was featured in a Latin America Reports’ article about a series of recent bomb threats in Uruguay.

April 5, 2025

ISD’s Steven Rai on the resurgence of the neo-Nazi accelerationist group The Base

ISD’s Steven Rai spoke to The Guardian about the white supremacist group The Base and their recent threats targeting Ukraine.

April 3, 2025

ISD’s Jiore Craig on algorithms, social media trends leading to far-right spaces

Jiore Craig talks to HuffPost about social media trends and the lasting effects of COVID-19 on platform algorithms.

April 2, 2025

ISD’s Milo Comerford speaks to WIRED about Adolescence and platform accountability

Milo Comerford discusses a new TV series on radicalisation—and how online platforms promote extremist content.

March 29, 2025

Washington Post: ISD’s Guy Fiennes on the history of Betar

ISD’s Guy Fiennes spoke to the Washington Post about the history of the militant Zionist group known as Betar.

March 28, 2025

FRONTLINE: Documentary on Terrorgram features expertise from ISD’s Milo Comerford

In a FRONTLINE documentary, Milo Comerford explains how Terrorgram, an international neo-Nazi terrorist network, operates and its eventual downfall.

March 27, 2025

The Journal: Ciaran O’Conner explains how misinformation helps to fuel the anti-LGBTQ movement

Ciarán O’Connor explains how misinformation helped turn a controversial Irish teacher's court case into an international story.