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

March 28, 2023

Climate sceptics direct anger, death threats at professor who created the 15-minute city concept

ISD's Jennie King was interviewed by the New York Times on the narratives fuelling so-called 'climate lockdowns'.

March 26, 2023

Patriotic Alternative looks to stir local sentiments of Welsh town against asylum seekers

ISD's Tim Squirrell contributed to a BBC article discussing a Welsh town's pushback against the influence of a white nationalist.

March 22, 2023

De-radicalising incels out of the ‘manosphere’ through Reddit

ISD's Tim Squirrell gave comment to VICE about a new study of 'incel exit' communities.

March 21, 2023

Incel and extremist content, just a search away on TikTok

ISD's Tim Squirrell and Ciarán O'Connor spoke to VICE News about the little that has changed regarding incel content on TikTok in the last two years.

March 16, 2023

Dozens of videos praising Christchurch attack found on TikTok on 4-year anniversary

ISD's rapid investigation on terrorist content on TikTok, done in light of the 4-year anniversary of Christchurch massacre, is covered by VICE News.

March 15, 2023

Extremist language choices and false information fuelling dynamic against immigrants in Ireland

In this documentary for TG4, ISD's Ciarán O'Connor provides commentary and research into the rise of the anti-immigration movement in Ireland.

March 2, 2023

Conspiratorial opposition to 15-minute cities in UK draws on anti-government “architecture”

ISD's Milo Comerford features in Bloomberg discussing how local opposition to '15-minute' cities in Oxford has been weaponised internationally.

February 27, 2023

Conspiracy on 15-minute cities may have worrying, long-term impacts on climate action

ISD's Jennie King spoke to CNN about the origin of the 15-minute city conspiracy and why it's causing such an uproar on social media.