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 28, 2026

AI-fuelled scams build fake experts to manipulate investors

Generative AI and LLMs help scammers build fake experts, websites, and content, fooling investors and even AI tools into validating lies.

February 27, 2026

ISD’s Steven Rai breaks down the 764 network for Internet Matters

ISD senior researcher Steven Rai wrote an article for Internet Matters unpacking the 764 network and what parents can do to protect their children.

February 26, 2026

As platforms pull back moderation, Islamic State contents grows in reach

Reduced platform moderation is fueling increased engagement with Islamic State content, including AI media and video game–based propaganda.

February 18, 2026

Increase in public threats caused in part by ‘online echo chambers’

ISD's research into the surge in threats to public officials was highlighted in the Punchbowl newsletter and podcast The Daily Punch.

February 8, 2026

Recent US perpetrators indicate shift in extremist landscape, rise in nihilistic violence

ISD's Cody Zoschak explains how nihilistic violence doesn't fit into our traditional counter-extremism framework.

February 4, 2026

Violent rhetoric targeting US officials surges in recent years

ISD's Dispatch covering the surge in threats to US public officials was featured in POLITICO, Fox News and The Daily Beast.

February 3, 2026

Amelia, the AI-generated character co-opted and monetised online

Amelia, an AI-generated character originally created for counter-extremism, has spread as a far-right meme, spawning monetisation efforts.

January 30, 2026

Telegram channels a key part of nonconsensual imagery ecosystem

Telegram has become a hub for sharing deepfake nudes where the celebration of the material has become a central part of the ecosystem.