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 22, 2022

‘Canberra Convoy’ wants a slice of the silent majority

Elise Thomas talks to ABC's 7.30 about the Australian protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions taking place in the capital.

February 21, 2022

Algorithms and pandemic pressure: The perfect storm on social media

ISD's CEO Sasha Havlicek went on BBC Radio 4’s series ‘Death by Conspiracy’ discussing the effects of the changing social media algorithmic landscape.

February 17, 2022

The overlaps between the international far right and the spreading ‘Freedom Convoy’

Ciarán O’Connor goes on France 24 to talk about the connections between the Canadian truckers’ convoy and the North American far right.

February 15, 2022

Protestors temporarily unite under “anti” movement in Canberra, but what will the long-lasting effects be?

Elise Thomas features in the Talk of the Times from the Canberra Times looking at the unifying nature of the "anti-" protests occurring in the city.

February 15, 2022

Users following antivaxx accounts were prompted to posts selling fake health passes on social media

Leading French outlet France Inter covers our research on the sales of fake COVID-19 health passes in the French online space.

February 14, 2022

‘Sophisticated’ tactics by online ISIS groups evade platform policies

Moustafa Ayad spoke to POLITICO about ISD's research into online Islamist networks on mainstream social media.

February 14, 2022

French antivaxxers are discreetly purchasing fake COVID-19 health passes on Telegram

ISD's Zoé Fourel spoke with the Guardian about our findings on the online market for fake COVID-19 health passes spreading across the France.

February 13, 2022

ISD’s Iris Boyer on the portrayal of the freedom convoy in France

ISD’s Iris Boyer spoke with leading French TV information channel France Info on the portrayal of the freedom convoy in France.