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

October 7, 2020

Aoife Gallagher discusses QAnon on NBC’s Today Show

Aoife Gallagher explains why QAnon can be considered a 'digital cult' on the Today Show.

October 5, 2020

Analysis of the online harassment of politicians covered by WaPo

The Washington Post provides exclusive coverage of ISD's new research report: Public Figures, Public Rage: Candidate Abuse on Social Media.

September 11, 2020

Farah Pandith on how the terror threat has morphed since 9/11

Approaching another anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Farah Pandith writes for CNN on how the terror threat in the U.S. has morphed.

September 8, 2020

Click reveals ISD discovery of huge pro-ISIS online cache

ISD deputy director Moustafa Ayad discovered one of the largest collections of material belonging to the so-called Islamic State group ever found.

September 4, 2020

Podcast: Aoife Gallagher explains why QAnon is “going global”

In the latest episode of the The Real Story, a podcast from the BBC World Service, Aoife Gallagher provides expert opinion on why QAnon is "going glob

August 21, 2020

Coronavirus: How pro-mask posts boost the anti-mask movement

Chloe Colliver is quoted in this article on First Draft by Carlotta Dotto and Lydia Morrish on anti-masker conspiracy theories being amplified online.

August 11, 2020

Aoife Gallagher interviewed by The Beacon on the QAnon conspiracy theory

ISD's analysis of the key trends in activity around the QAnon conspiracy theory from 2017 to 2020 features in an article from The Beacon.

August 10, 2020

A propaganda battle is playing out in the replies to Trump’s tweets

CNN article based on our report on our case study of a pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Twitter network.