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

January 3, 2022

Incel community celebration of Plymouth shooting prompts debate on calls for action

ISD's Tim Squirrell speaks to The Guardian about the need for support services and not just securitised intervention regarding at-risk individuals.

January 2, 2022

Richard Kuchta: Social media prioritises user retention over community regulation

Our Richard Kuchta stated to RTVS that social media bans are merely applied in repeated cases of community standards violations.

December 21, 2021

Who are the French far-right feminists in politics, and what do they want?

ISD France analyst Iris Boyer joins journalist Daphne Deschamps, discussing self-proclaimed ‘feminist’ politicians on the French far right.

December 20, 2021

Islamic extremists troll each other online and manage to stay under Facebook’s radar

Our Moustafa Ayad shared with POLITICO evidence of extremist groups posting propaganda and hate speech for months.

December 17, 2021

Ciarán O’Connor: “COVID-19 has served as a catalyst for radicalisation”

Speaking with AP News on his latest report, our Ciarán O'Connor explains how COVID-19 fears have ultimately been exploited by conspiracists.

December 8, 2021

Young jihad supporters incorporate alt-right memes and language in their rise on social media

ISD's research discussing alt-jihadists features in this op-ed article by one of the report authors, Moustafa Ayad.

December 3, 2021

Antisemitism and racist content buried in hours of podcast material on Spotify

ISD's Jacob Davey spoke with Sky News on their investigation into extremist material on the popular streaming platform Spotify.

December 1, 2021

German elections: ISD finds that right-wing party AfD greatly benefitted from the online climate debate

During the 2021 German federal elections, ISD found that Alternative für Deutschland was the party most benefitting from the climate change debate.