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 11, 2025

AI blurs reality amid Iran-Israel conflict

ISD’s Isabelle Frances-Wright was featured in a recent NPR piece on AI-generated content that spread during the Iran-Israel conflict.

July 11, 2025

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad speaks to NBC News about the spread of conspiracy theories during crises

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad spoke to NBC News about Russia’s amplification of conspiracy theories surrounding the L.A. protests.

July 11, 2025

ISD’s Mack Lamoureux joined the Fighting Matters podcast to discuss the rise of Active Clubs

ISD’s Mack Lamoureux joined the Fighting Matters podcast to discuss the rise of Active Clubs.

July 11, 2025

ISD’s research on al-Shabaab’s Facebook presence cited by Carnegie Endowment for Peace

ISD’s report on the militant group al-Shabaab was cited by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on technology's role in modern conflicts.

July 8, 2025

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad on AI’s role in enhancing Islamic State propaganda and operational security

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad outlines AI’s new role in supporting the Islamic State’s propaganda and operational security in The Guardian.

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.