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

September 2, 2026

Canada must modernize school violence prevention amid diverse threat environment

In an article in The Globe and Mail, ISD's Steven Rai writes how Canada must shift its school violence prevention model.

July 14, 2026

ISD finds mainstream social media platforms refer users to ‘nudify’ apps

May 8, 2026

Iran’s meme strategy blurs the line between entertainment and propaganda

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

Recent Media mentions

September 8, 2026

Twenty years on, UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy overlooks role of cities

In an article on IPI Global Observatory, Eric Rosand wrote about the state of the UN's counterterrorism strategy 20 years after its adoption.

September 4, 2026

NBC, NYT, POLITICO and more feature ISD’s report on AI chatbot responses to election questions

Several outlets, including NBC, The New York Times and POLITICO, covered ISD's research on AI chatbot responses to election-related questions.

September 3, 2026

Russian information operations attempt to polarize discourse ahead of German elections

Der Spiegel interviewed ISD's Pablo Maristany de las Casas on Russia's information campaigns targeting upcoming German elections.

September 2, 2026

Australian Broadcasting Corporation interviews ISD’s Moustafa Ayad on Ceuta border crisis

ISD's Moustafa Ayad spoke on ABC Radio National about the events leading up to the Ceuta border crisis and the role of information operations.

August 26, 2026

Iran’s terror-for-hire networks carry out attacks across Europe

ISD's Moustafa Ayad spoke to The Washington Times about these ongoing attacks, and the possibly that organizations that will outlast the war in Iran.

August 21, 2026

Recent arrest shows Islamic State’s continued relevance

CNN cited ISD research documenting seven ISIS-inspired plots and attacks in the US in 2025, following eight the year before.

August 19, 2026

Crisis over migration in Europe reveals dangers of manipulated online information

Several viral posts on Instagram, TikTok and other platforms helped drive the recent wave of migration from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

August 15, 2026

Far-right actors target asylum seekers in UK

ISD Senior Analyst Ciarán O’Connor spoke to The i Paper about this "unprecedented" violence against migrants in the UK.