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 17, 2023

Children are mimicking a hand gesture linked to misogynist influencer Andrew Tate

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to VICE World News about the context behind schoolchildren mimicking a gesture made by misogynist influencer Andrew Tate.

January 14, 2023

Polarising language and nativism narratives is shaping the discussing around asylum seekers in Ireland

ISD researchers wrote an op-ed for the Irish Times on asylum-seeker protesting in Ireland.

January 12, 2023

Ciarán O’Connor joins Audible investigation on the Squid Game crypto scam

Investigative Technology Journalist Janhoi McGregor enlisted ISD Senior Analyst Ciarán O'Connor for an investigation on the Squid Game crypto scam.

January 11, 2023

Tim Squirrell: COVID-19 conspiracies were a gateway for many to other extremist views

Tim Squirrell spoke to the Guardian about COVID-19's lasting impact on extremism, hate & conspiracy, exploring its role as a gateway to extreme views.

January 9, 2023

Social media giants fall short in Brazil, once again exposing the inequity in mitigating threats to elections

ISD's Jiore Craig discussed with Bloomberg how social media monitoring affects the spread of dangerous fraud theories in international elections.

January 6, 2023

Two years since Jan 6 Capitol riot, extremist groups continue to find common ground to move forward

ISD Senior Research Manager Jared Holt spoke to USA Today about the state of extremism in the US on the two-year anniversary of the Capitol riot.

January 2, 2023

All-age drag shows, the latest target in the US’s culture war

ISD's Jared Holt comments in USA Today on far-right activists targeting drag performers, claiming the shows are indoctrinating children.

December 30, 2022

Pandemic prompted an increase in conspiratorial thinking, online extremism

ISD's Tim Squirrell and Jacob Davey discuss on BBC the rise of online extremism linked to the pandemic's ongoing effects.