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 13, 2024

Aoife Gallagher on what to do when coming across sensationalist headlines, “especially” immigration ones

ISD's Aoife Gallagher spoke to Irish Independent about a viral doctored news headline claiming an old office would be used to house asylum seekers.

February 2, 2024

Suspect accused of beheading father may have been influenced by conspiracy theories

ISD's Katherine Keneally spoke to USA Today about the case against Justin Mohn, what is known about him, and his apparent anti-government beliefs.

February 1, 2024

Nikki Haley faces escalating racist attacks as she emerges as Trump’s last GOP primary rival

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to NPR's All Things Considered about Trump's attacks against Nikki Haley's identity and the strategy behind them.

February 1, 2024

Katherine Keneally on Justin Mohn: The case “illustrates the severity of the threat posed by anti-government extremism”

ISD's Director of Threat Analysis and Prevention, Katherine Keneally, spoke to WIRED about a gruesome murder apparently inspired by conspiracism.

January 30, 2024

Violent anti-immigrant riots in Dublin in November, fuelled by misinformation, hate and extremism

ISD Senior Analyst Ciarán O’Connor spoke to BBC Radio 4 about the 23 November riots in Dublin city centre following the stabbing of three children.

January 28, 2024

Cécile Simmons on France’s “dangerous game with abortion rights”

Cécile Simmons' Guardian op-ed highlights how Macron's 'demographic rearmament' plan may have validated anti-abortion narratives.

January 26, 2024

‘Project 2025,’ what it is and what it could mean if Trump wins office

ISD Senior Research Analyst Jared Holt discusses Project 2025, who is behind it and what is at stake on the Daily Beast's The New Abnormal podcast.

January 23, 2024

The UK government bans Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir

ISD’s Rashad Ali talked to Tortoise Media about the UK government’s decision to designate Islamist group Hizb-ut Tahrir as a terrorist organisation.