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

May 17, 2022

Videos of the Buffalo mass shooting remain online

Ciarán O'Connor on videos capturing the attacker livestreaming the Buffalo mass shooting still circulating online.

May 17, 2022

The US must push to disengage individuals from turning to mainstream conspiracies in wake of Buffalo shooting

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke with BBC World News about the 14 May shooting in Buffalo, New York.

May 16, 2022

Pro-Putin influencers and conspiracists attempt to link Buffalo shooter to neo-Nazi group in Ukraine

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke with VICE News on how pro-Kremlin circles are misconstruing the shooter's profile to undermine support for Ukraine.

May 15, 2022

Mass shooting in Buffalo sheds light on extremist online communities

ISD's Ciarán O’Connor spoke to NBC about the alleged Buffalo shooter's involvement in online spaces.

May 13, 2022

Growing British far-right group pushes new grooming tactics

ISD’s Julia Ebner provided analysis to a Channel 4 investigation on the tactics used by the British white nationalist movement Patriotic Alternative.

May 12, 2022

GB News appoints climate sceptic as chairman

ISD's Jennie King spoke to the Guardian about the appointment of known climate change-sceptic, Alan McCormick, as GB News chairman. 

May 9, 2022

Tim Squirrell on the urgency for policy actions in combatting disinformation

Tim Squirrell spoke to Al Jazeera on World Press Freedom Day, discussing the threats of disinformation and propaganda in the online space.

May 5, 2022

Microinfluencer behind #IStandWithRussia push proactively set up network years before the invasion

Moustafa Ayad spoke with Politico about our findings on the origins behind the viral #IStandWithRussia hashtag that came about after the invasion.