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

August 19, 2022

Katherine Keneally on the rise of far-right extremism in the US

ISD's Katherine Keneally speaks about the rise of extremism in the US and why it will require a dynamic response.

August 19, 2022

Dangerous homophobic monkeypox conspiracies spreading on Twitter

Our Dispatch on Monkeypox conspiracies against the LGBTQ+ community is featured in Coda Story's weekly newsletter on science-related disinformation.

August 19, 2022

Katherine Keneally on the aftermath of Mar-a-Lago: “The threat of extremism is not new”

ISD Senior Analyst Katherine Keneally features as an expert in an Op-Ed piece for US news outlet Salon.

August 17, 2022

Online gun sales point to further language moderation failures by Facebook

ISD's Moustafa Ayad spoke to Euronews about his recent research on Iraqi guns sales on Facebook, where users openly advertise the sale of weapons.

August 17, 2022

ISD’s Katherine Keneally: Americans must end “us” versus “them” mentality

Katherine Keneally features on Newsy Tonight with Chance Seales speaking on the uptick in calls for civil war following the FBI Mar-a-Lago search.

August 15, 2022

Uptick in violent rhetoric aimed at FBI following Mar-A-Lago search could be used for recruitment by extremists

ISD's Katherine Keneally spoke to The Hill about how an uptick in violent rhetoric could be used by extremist groups to recruit new members.

August 15, 2022

Jared Holt on far-right echo chambers and the “terrifying” fear supporters live in

ISD's Jared Holt features in the MeidasTouch podcast "The Weekend Show" speaking on the Mar-a-Lago search and the threat of extremism in the US.

August 13, 2022

Jared Holt: “Apocalyptic,” violent rhetoric following Mar-a-Lago search is comparable to Jan. 6

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to Yahoo News about the “high levels of apocalyptic, violent and conspiratorial rhetoric" observed since the Mar-a-Lago search.