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

October 27, 2020

ISD’s research on the funding strategies of hate groups covered by NBC

NBC News covers of the findings of the ISD report: Bankrolling Bigotry: An overview of the Online Funding Strategies of American Hate Groups.

October 27, 2020

Chloe Colliver speaks about the virality of disinformation on BBC’s Newsnight

ISD's Chloe Colliver appears on BBC's Newsnight to discuss how disinformation can spread, using the example of a fake announcement.

October 16, 2020

Aoife Gallagher explains QAnon’s innerworkings for The Sun

In an op-ed for The Sun, Aoife Gallagher explains the QAnon conspiracy theory.

October 8, 2020

Mackenzie Hart talks to Global News Canada about Facebook’s QAnon ban

Mackenzie Hart discusses Facebook's ban of QAnon-related content on the platform.

October 7, 2020

Aoife Gallagher discusses QAnon on NBC’s Today Show

Aoife Gallagher explains why QAnon can be considered a 'digital cult' on the Today Show.

October 5, 2020

Analysis of the online harassment of politicians covered by WaPo

The Washington Post provides exclusive coverage of ISD's new research report: Public Figures, Public Rage: Candidate Abuse on Social Media.

September 11, 2020

Farah Pandith on how the terror threat has morphed since 9/11

Approaching another anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Farah Pandith writes for CNN on how the terror threat in the U.S. has morphed.

September 8, 2020

Click reveals ISD discovery of huge pro-ISIS online cache

ISD deputy director Moustafa Ayad discovered one of the largest collections of material belonging to the so-called Islamic State group ever found.