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 19, 2021

Violent video against US representative AOC stirs up debate around online misogyny

Our Chloe Colliver spoke with The Hill about the handling by social media platforms in dealing with the video directed at AOC.

November 13, 2021

Repurposing COVID-19 conspiracy theories among climate change sceptics

Our Jennie King features in BBC’s The Denial Files where she speaks about how different groups and movements have repurposed and weaponised COVID-19.

November 12, 2021

Climate-narrative hijacking by extremists and conspiracists threatens COP26 summit efforts

Our Jennie King has been onsite at COP26 with partner organisations monitoring dashboards analysing trends, posts and narratives.

November 12, 2021

COVID vaccine sceptics are getting mandated doses and then turning to questionable “vaxx detoxes”

Our Ciarán O'Connor spoke with NBC News about viral "vaccine detoxes" and detrimental social media platform designs.

November 8, 2021

Julia Ebner: “Misogyny is a central part of hateful extremism” and should be recognized as a hate crime

The rise of the incels movement may be linked to the outbreak of the pandemic, according to our Julia Ebner.

November 5, 2021

Russian state propaganda fuels COVID-19-related conspiracies among German social media

Our research exposes the influence RT DE on YouTube and how it became one of the most shared sources within the COVID-19 sceptic community.

November 4, 2021

ISD’s climate monitoring “War Room” keeps watch over misinformation activity during COP26

ISD and partners monitored Climate Dashboards during COP26 for mis- and disinformation trends and attacks targeting the Summit.

October 26, 2021

Can we make the internet safer? Sasha Havlicek on cautions behind ending online anonymity

ISD's Sasha Havlicek participates in a panel on BBC's Sunday Morning Live about internet safety.