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

May 9, 2023

US extremists gathering on Russian social media sites

ISD Senior Research Manager Jared Holt spoke to Axios about US political extremists and their overlap with Russian social media platforms.

May 5, 2023

Seditious conspiracy charges against Proud Boys brings a “welcomed chilling effect”

ISD's Katherine Keneally speaks to USA Today about the conviction of the Proud Boys' Henry "Enrique" Tarrio for seditious conspiracy charges.

May 4, 2023

Jack Teixeira, the latest US service member to expose the digital ‘blind spot’ in the security clearance process

ISD Senior OSINT Analyst Elise Thomas commenting on the case of a US Air National Guardsman that leaked classified military documents.

May 1, 2023

Anti-vaxx Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Democratic bid for president

ISD's Aoife Gallagher and Clara Martiny feature in Newsweek's profile on anti-vaxx Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he challenges president Joe Biden.

April 15, 2023

Discord, a common denominator in various high-profile incidents of extremism

USA Today draws on ISD's research on right-wing extremism among gamers on Discord.

April 13, 2023

In contrast to the US and the EU, Latin American politicians are fully embracing TikTok

ISD's Head of Elections and Digital Integrity, Jiore Craig, spoke to TIME about the disconnect being seen across countries regarding TikTok.

April 12, 2023

Netherlands fights back and holds conspiracists accountable in the case Bodegraven

ISD's Ciaran O'Connor offers insights to WIRED on the case of a man recently jailed on sedition charges after orchestrating a QAnon-related charges.

April 6, 2023

YouTube Shorts’ suggesting banned-Andrew Tate’s content to young boys

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to Sky News about an investigation which found that Andrew Tate is being pushed on to the social media feeds of young boys.