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

September 26, 2024

Jared Holt on the failed ‘Groyper War’ attempting to influence the Trump campaign through social media manipulation

Nick Fuentes led a social media campaign to influence Trump’s team, but despite spikes in activity, his "Groyper War" largely failed.

September 26, 2024

Isabelle Frances-Wright and Ellen Jacobs join podcast to discuss platform preparedness for the upcoming US election

ISD's Isabelle Frances-Wright and Ellen Jacobs joined the Tech Policy Press for a discussion about their recent ISD report on platform preparedness.

September 24, 2024

Telegram shifts platform policy, pledging cooperation with authorities following CEO’s arrest

ISD’s Isabelle Frances-Wright spoke to The Wall Street Journal about extremist content on Telegram.

September 20, 2024

From fear of drag queens to lies about immigrants eating pets: Right-wing personalities latch onto moral panic

Jared Holt comments on Trump’s anti-immigrant remarks about Springfield, Ohio, noting how they sparked a familiar right-wing moral panic.

September 19, 2024

Is patience waning with efforts to moderate content on social media?

ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek spoke to the World Economic Forum following the arrest of Telegram's founder.

September 16, 2024

Combatting conspiratorial thinking with “empathy”, open-minded questions

Nathalie Rücker explains how conspiracy theories meet emotional needs during crises.

September 7, 2024

US indictment of RT employees may have limited impact

Melanie Smith spoke with NBC News about how the indictment of two RT employees might have a limited impact on Russia's broader disinformation efforts.

August 29, 2024

ISD uncovers unbranded Telegram channels acting as gateways to extremist content linked to Terrorgram Collective

ISD's report to The Guardian identified unbranded Telegram channels linked to the Terrorgram Collective.