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

June 13, 2023

Jared Holt: large protests “likely” ahead of Trump’s arraignment, but no indication of Jan 6-level activity

ISD’S Jared Holt speaks to NPR, BBC, The Daily Beast, and USA Today about ISD online monitoring ahead of Trump’s arraignment.

June 9, 2023

Droite au Coeur, the far-right dating website for “patriotic singles” in France

ISD's Cécile Simmons speaks to Charlie Hebdo about how recently launched dating website in France is new avenue for the far-right.

June 8, 2023

Jared Holt: Trump’s tactics have “lowered the guard” among Americans against violent messaging

ISD's Jared Holt tells the Washington Post that Donald Trump has sold himself to supporters as a vehicle for dissent against US political systems.

June 6, 2023

One in 5 young people in the UK have a positive view of Andrew Tate, percentages higher among minorities

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in VICE News commenting on a recent poll on over 1,200 young people in the UK, surveying their views on Andrew Tate.

May 29, 2023

How a local traffic plan in Oxford was weaponised to advance anti-climate narratives

ISD's Jennie King features in Rappler commenting on how protests and conspiracy theories in the English town of Oxford spread globally.

May 28, 2023

Engage or enrage: Sasha Havlicek on addressing bipartisan distrust in “curated speech environments”

ISD's CEO, Sasha Havlicek, writes an op-ed for The Hill about mutual distrust towards tech platforms across the US political aisle.

May 28, 2023

Disinfo narratives are redundant in Erdogan’s Turkey, “have more reach abroad”

Resident Senior Fellow Rashad Ali speaks to Tagesschau about Turkey’s recent elections, and the spread of disinformation narratives.

May 27, 2023

Conspiracy theorists channeling confusion, anger toward meteorologists in Spain

ISD's Head of Climate Research and Policy, Jennie King, speaks to CNN about why conspiracists are increasingly targeting meteorologists.