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

October 13, 2022

Has the Jan. 6 committee scared extremists groups?

ISD's Anthony DeAngelo spoke with the Christian Science Monitor about the greater role of the January 6th committee on extremists groups.

October 12, 2022

Study attempts to provide evidence linking misogyny to the incel movement

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in Salon commenting on a recent study about incels. The study surveys men experiencing unwanted celibacy.

October 8, 2022

GOP gubernatorial candidate claims she is prepared for office thanks to her media career

Tudor Dixon, who pushed conspiracy theories on her show 'Real America News', is aiming to unseat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

October 8, 2022

Ciarán O’Connor on Musk and Zelenskyy’s Twitter “tussle”

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor analyzed Elon Musk's and President Zelenskyy's "master" use of social media in an op-ed for the Irish Examiner.

October 7, 2022

Workaround Russian propaganda sites slipping through EU bans

ISD's Jordan Wildon spoke to VICE about our report on Russian state-media workarounds to circumvent the EU ban.

October 4, 2022

High-stakes trial against Oath Keepers’ Jan. 6 “armed rebellion” begins

Extremism expert Jared Holt discussed the stakes of the court case against the militia group and the federal government with USA Today.

October 4, 2022

Facebook’s autogenerate feature is creating business pages for extremists

ISD's Moustafa Ayad spoke to Yahoo News about how FB's autogenerate feature benefits Islamist extremists.

October 3, 2022

How platforms’ systems contributed to the rise of manosphere influencer Andrew Tate

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to Nicky Woolf for Tortoise's Slow News podcast, discussing the rise of manosphere influencer Andrew Tate.