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

September 13, 2023

Huberta von Voss and Julia Ebner discuss freedom of the press, the far right and conspiracy theories

ISD Germany's Executive Director, Huberta von Voss and extremism expert Julia Ebner discuss freedom of the press and the far-right on a NDR broadcast.

September 12, 2023

Anti-LGBTQ+ protests in Ireland shift focus from libraries to schools, curriculums and educators

In an op-ed for the Irish Examiner, ISD's Ciarán O'Connor covers a recent shift among Irish anti-LGBTQ+ protestors to target schools and educators.

September 8, 2023

Julia Ebner on UK counter-terrorism strategy: Prisons are in “dire” state, more to do in deradicalisation space

Julia joins BBC Newsnight to speak about the UK's prison system and counter-terrorism strategy after Daniel Khalife's escape from Wandsworth prison.

September 7, 2023

How the Proud Boys evolved from a “boys drinking club” into the extremist group behind January 6

ISD Senior Research Manager Katherine Keneally speaks to Sky News about the evolution of the Proud Boys before and after the January 6 insurrection.

September 7, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: Policy challenges, gaps and how to fill them

In this piece for GNET, ISD Analyst Hannah Rose outlines the commonalities and gaps in policy approaches to combat violent conspiracy theory networks.

September 6, 2023

Digital currencies and cashless societies, the new target of conspiracy theories

ISD’s Aoife Gallagher and Julia Ebner spoke to the FT about how digital currencies and cashless societies have been wrapped into conspiracy theories.

September 6, 2023

State of US extremism could “change really quickly” in the run-up to the 2024 general elections

ISD’s Senior Research Manager Jared Holt told Sky News about the state of extremism in the US after the sentencing of Proud Boy chief Enrique Tarrio.

September 6, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: The role of culture, community behind conspiracy-linked violence

In an article for GNET's miniseries on conspiracy theories, ISD Senior Analyst Elise Thomas outlines the key elements of violent conspiracy theories.