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

October 9, 2026

Scam advertisements promoting concealed carry permits target vulnerable populations

Straight Arrow covered ISD's recent Dispatch on scam advertisements and interviewed Analyst Will DiGravio.

October 6, 2026

Recent German state elections show Russian information operations’ renewed focus

September 28, 2026

Islamic State’s decentralized digital ecosystem

September 23, 2026

Voters increasingly rely on AI for election questions, raising concerns about information accuracy

September 4, 2026

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

September 2, 2026

Canada must modernize school violence prevention amid diverse threat environment

August 19, 2026

Crisis over migration in Europe reveals dangers of manipulated online information

July 14, 2026

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

July 8, 2026

The serious threat posed by Patriot Front

Recent Media mentions

April 4, 2026

ISD’s Paula Matlach speaks to Der Spiegel about the ‘manosphere’

The ‘manosphere’ is increasingly permeating all levels of society, making understanding this growing phenomenon more crucial than ever before.

April 2, 2026

AI playing crucial role in Iranian propaganda war

The Iranian regime has launched an online propaganda war in the wake of the ongoing conflict using novel AI tools. 

April 2, 2026

Iran war highlights dangers of AI-generated media

AI-generated content is decreasing the ability to distinguish fact from fiction—a particularly pressing issue in the face of breaking news. 

April 2, 2026

AI content continues to cloud information environment amid war in Middle East

Artificial intelligence has created immense fog as the conflict in the Middle East unfolds. 

March 30, 2026

DW interviews ISD’s Milo Comerford on surge in antisemitic attacks

There has been a surge in antisemitic attacks across North America and Europe, targeting synagogues, Jewish schools and Jewish community ambulances.

March 25, 2026

Far-right group The Base connected to European arrests

Investigators across Europe have dismantled several neo-Nazi groups over the past 18 months—all connected to the far-right group known as The Base.

March 23, 2026

ISD’s Katherine Keneally speaks on extremist movement research, highlights ISD’s work

Katherine Keneally, ISD Director of Threat Analysis & Prevention, spoke to Security Management about ISD's work researching extremist movements.

March 19, 2026

Threat from Islamist terrorist groups pivots, becoming more decentralized

ISD Senior Research Manager Matthew Ivanovich spoke to NPR about how the tactics of groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS have undergone a shift.