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

April 19, 2022

Jiore Craig: “Australia is another petri dish for bad actors to experiment with as they try out tactics to sow distrust in elections”

ISD's Jiore Craig spoke with ABC's RN Breakfast show about disinformation and misinformation being spread ahead of the Australian elections.

April 19, 2022

Trumpists coming together behind ‘Dark MAGA’ in preparation for 2024

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to Newsweek about Dark MAGA, a new aesthetic being promoted by both Trump supporters and more extreme political groups.

April 18, 2022

ISD’s Jiore Craig on how voters can stay ahead of “US-exported” disinformation in Australia’s elections

ISD's Head of Digital Integrity, Jiore Craig, speaks to Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) The Drum, about electoral mis- and disinformation.

April 16, 2022

“US-imported” voter fraud claims on the rise on Facebook in the lead up to elections in Australia

In a conversation with The Guardian, ISD’s Elise Thomas points out the “voter fraud rhetoric ‘imported’” from the US.

April 13, 2022

Tracking Putin’s “superfans:” An investigation by ISD and the BBC

Researchers at ISD joined a BBC investigation on a network of Putin “superfans” on Facebook committed to depicting the Russian president positively.

April 8, 2022

ISD and B’nai B’rith, in partnership with UNESCO, release a guide on combatting online antisemitism

ISD- and B’nai B’rith International's, in partnership with UNESCO, guide on combatting antisemitism online was covered by the Jewish News Syndicate.

April 4, 2022

Pro-Kremlin Cyber Front Z army ‘movement’ found to be just another classic troll farm

ISD analyst Julia Smirnova features in this article by VICE News explaining how a Telegram channel is urging Russians to boost pro-Kremlin content.

March 31, 2022

The far-right’s splitting view of the Russia-Ukraine War

Tim Squirrell, ISD's Head of Communications, spoke with UnHerd about the far-right's splitting view of the Russia-Ukraine War.