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

July 7, 2025

ISD’s Jacob Davey highlights terrorism’s evolution since 7/7 bombings on BBC Radio Wales

ISD's Jacob Davey spoke to BBC Radio Wales on how the terror threat has shifted in the 20 years since the 7/7 London bombings.

July 7, 2025

The Trump administration and its supporters are deeply entangled with conspiracy theories

ISD’s Jared Holt spoke to Politico, MSNBC and NPR about the role of conspiratorial thinking in the Trump administration's rise and current base. 

July 1, 2025

ISD analysts warn against overapplying the label of nihilistic violence

ISD’s Steven Rai and Cody Zoschak break down the rising threat of nihilistic violence (and how mislabelling could make it worse) for Just Security.

June 30, 2025

Kremlin and far-right tactics fuel online attacks on German Chancellor Merz

ISD's Pablo Maristany de las Casas speaks with German Press Agency about sources behind a surge in false claims targeting German Chancellor.

June 26, 2025

Toronto Star highlights ISD’s dispatch on the rise of anti-South Asian bigotry in Canada

ISD’s latest dispatch exposing a sharp rise in anti-South Asian hate in Canada was featured in the Toronto Star.

June 23, 2025

ISD’s Katherine Keneally on tracking the rise of political violence in the US

ISD’s Katherine Keneally spoke to Vox about political violence in the US—and the growing challenges in tracking, understanding and responding to it.

June 15, 2025

ISD’s Katherine Keneally speaks to The Washington Post on rising political violence in the US

Katherine Keneally, ISD’s director of threat analysis and prevention, was featured in a Washington Post article on the rise in political violence.

June 12, 2025

ISD highlights information operations trends and AI use amid LA protests

ISD spoke to media outlets about a rise in conflicting narratives surrounding the LA riots.