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

November 1, 2022

Chicago cop that lied about ties to the Proud Boys keeps job, alarms others

Jared Holt joined "Chicago Tonight" to discuss the Chicago Police Department's decision to keep an officer who lied about his Proud Boys connection.

October 29, 2022

Is the transfer of Twitter power good news for Trump and researchers?

Katherine Keneally on Bloomberg's 'Sound On' discusses Musk's supporters' expectations, algorithmic transparency, and Trump's account reinstatement.

October 28, 2022

ISD’s Jiore Craig: Be vigilant on election day, but not intimidated

ISD's Jiore Craig discussed US "extreme actions," domestic threats, and Twitter's future with Elon Musk on CNN.

October 26, 2022

Pressure on platforms to curb election misinformation weeks away from midterms

ISD’s Jiore Craig features in Axios speaking on past election misinformation issues and how platforms continue to fail to address the issues.

October 24, 2022

Climate delayism narratives in the French social media space

In an op-ed, Cécile Simmons discusses the narratives of climate denial & delayism, emphasizing ongoing climate monitoring and research ahead of COP27.

October 24, 2022

Meta is losing focus on election integrity two weeks ahead of the US midterms

ISD’s Melanie Smith discussed Facebook and Meta’s role in spreading election misinformation with Bloomberg’s Parmy Olson ahead of the US midterms.

October 24, 2022

Surge in election poll watchers part of bigger conspiratorial trend

ISD’s Jiore Craig features in TIME speaking about the surge in poll watchers since the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement first began.

October 24, 2022

ISD’s Julia Smirnova features in ‘Putin, Peace and Plandemic’, the first episode of Interferenzen

ISD’s Julia Smirnova discusses the far right’s connection to conspiracy ideology in Germany and Russian state propaganda.