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

February 1, 2023

The incel Wiki page, a clean slate or a recruitment attempt?

Report co-author Tim Squirrell features in VICE News speaking about the findings of a recent ISD investigation on the incel Wiki page.

January 30, 2023

Russian cartoon propaganda linked to paramilitary Wagner group is spreading in Africa

ISD's Zoé Fourel features in an article for French international news agency AFP discussing cartoon videos part of a Russian propaganda operation.

January 28, 2023

Trump’s Meta accounts to be reinstated, but has his online behaviour changed?

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to the New York Times in the wake of Meta's announcement that former President Trump's accounts would be reinstated.

January 23, 2023

Andrew Tate’s misogynistic views aren’t unique, but are part of a bigger trend

ISD's Milo Comerford features in the New Statesman discussing the 'manosphere,' misogyny, and how online culture has boosted figures like Andrew Tate.

January 21, 2023

Gas stoves become politicized in the US among conservatives and partisan media

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to NPR about the surge in online defense of gas stoves after health concerns were raised in the US.

January 19, 2023

Aoife Gallagher on how far-right language is playing into anti-asylum seeker sentiment

ISD's Aoife Gallagher joined Virgin Media News' The Group Chat to discuss the anti-asylum seeker protests happening across Ireland.

January 19, 2023

ISD report: Climate denialism & delayism surges online during COP27 despite platform policies

ISD's Jennie King spoke to AP News about online climate misinformation and disinformation around the UN Climate Conference in Egypt.

January 17, 2023

Framasoft responds to ISD study on PeerTube: No to fascists & conspiracy manipulators

Framasoft, the non-profit behind PeerTube, responds to ISD Germany's study on right-wing extremists using their decentralised YouTube alternative.