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

May 30, 2026

Iranian regime’s long arm promotes fear in UK diaspora communities

Iranians activists living in London are fearing for their lives, as they face death threats, intimation and surveillance.

May 29, 2026

Russian influence operation hijacks Bluesky accounts to spread pro-Kremlin propaganda

ISD's Joe Bodnar speaks to AFP about how and why a Russian information operation hijacked Bluesky accounts.

May 23, 2026

How white nationalists are using gym culture to recruit young men

ISD's Steven Rai spoke to the Globe and Mail about how and why neo-Nazi fight clubs attract disillusioned young men.

May 21, 2026

4chan as origin point for dissemination of non-consensual intimate imagery

4chan threads are functioning as the origin point for the dissemination of nonconsensual intimate imagery across platforms.

May 21, 2026

ISD’s Katherine Keneally on the San Diego mosque attack and the ‘gamifying’ of mass violence

ISD's Katherine Keneally spoke to the Associated Press about the recent mass shooting in San Diego and the perpetrator's obsession with past attacks.

May 20, 2026

The San Diego mosque shooting and the rise of online subcultures

The San Diego mosque attack highlighted how online subcultures are radicalising young people who are turning acts of mass violence into performances.

May 19, 2026

ISD analysis cited in CNN coverage of San Diego mosque shooting

Two individuals opened fire at a San Diego mosque Monday, May 18, sharing a video of the shooting and a document citing extremist ideology.

May 15, 2026

Canadian white nationalists crossed the border to train with US extremists

Canadian and US white nationalist groups are deepening cross-border ties. CBC News spoke to Steven Rai about the network's transnational nature.