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

January 16, 2024

ISD’s Julia Ebner on reports of members of German far-right party participating in ‘secret’ planning of ‘mass deportation’

In an interview with ZDF, ISD's Julia Ebner discussed reports of AfD participating in a 'secret' meeting with business owners and identitarians.

January 3, 2024

Generative AI advances shows clear need for laws to keep up with the shifting online extremism landscape

ISD speaks to BBC about the urgent need for legislation to keep up with online terrorist threats stemming from Artificial Intelligence chatbots.

January 2, 2024

How extremists may potentially use AI to further reach, recruitment

ISD’s Head of Policy and Research, Milo Comerford, speaks to iNews about the potential abuse of generative AI by extremists.

December 22, 2023

Conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric following Colorado ballot ruling on Trump

ISD’s Katherine Keneally spoke to NPR about conspiracy theories after the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot.

December 19, 2023

“Spamouflage”, pro-CCP network, targets West with AI images on Israel-Hamas conflict and shifts to US elections

VICE News covers ISD's investigation of a pro-CCP network using tactics like AI to deepen wedges within Western society and tarnish the US abroad.

December 14, 2023

Aoife Gallagher: Irish mis- and disinformation Telegram channels increased by 326% since 2020

ISD Senior Analyst Aoife Gallagher is featured in an op-ed for the New York Times about the rise of the far right in Ireland.

December 13, 2023

Civil rights lawsuit filed against neo-Nazi group for drag story hour protest

NBC News features ISD research on US anti-LGBTQ+ activity in a piece on a case against neo-Nazi group for allegedly disrupting drag queen story hour.

December 7, 2023

Rising threats to public officials present challenges for the US Department of Justice

ISD’s Head of Threat Analysis and Prevention, Katherine Keneally, spoke to CNN about the rise in threats to public officials.