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

November 5, 2021

Russian state propaganda fuels COVID-19-related conspiracies among German social media

Our research exposes the influence RT DE on YouTube and how it became one of the most shared sources within the COVID-19 sceptic community.

November 4, 2021

ISD’s climate monitoring “War Room” keeps watch over misinformation activity during COP26

ISD and partners monitored Climate Dashboards during COP26 for mis- and disinformation trends and attacks targeting the Summit.

October 26, 2021

Can we make the internet safer? Sasha Havlicek on cautions behind ending online anonymity

ISD's Sasha Havlicek participates in a panel on BBC's Sunday Morning Live about internet safety.

October 25, 2021

The Facebook Papers: Hate speech filters through in Middle East thanks to lack of Arabic-language monitoring and faulty AI tech

ISD assisted POLITICO in reviewing the Facebook Papers, a 59-page memo that evidenced that the platform's efforts to curb hate speech are failing.

October 25, 2021

Ciarán O’Connor: Facebook is prioritising platform growth over safety

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor spoke with ABC News about information revealed in the Facebook Papers.

October 22, 2021

Climate of distrust pushes many in the wellness community to turn to misinformation sources

ISD's Cécile Simmons speaks with the WaPo on the appeal of misinformation within the health and wellness community.

October 21, 2021

Terror-related online activity isn’t the only type of extremist content that’s grown since the pandemic

ISD's Jacob Davey speaks to The Guardian in the wake of the killing of MP David Amess about the increase in "harmful" activity during the pandemic.

October 21, 2021

Users circumvent TikTok policies by finding workarounds for publishing toxic content

What makes TikTok so popular is also what makes some its content so toxic among younger users.