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 6, 2025

Conspiracy theories and violence: ISD research featured in New York Times on growing links, political mainstream

A New York Times article on the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories among various US politicians draws on recent ISD research.

May 6, 2025

ISD’s Q1 2025 analysis of Russian-aligned Operation Overload featured in The Washington Post

ISD research analysing the activity of the Russian-aligned Operation Overload in the first quarter of 2025 is featured in The Washington Post.

April 22, 2025

Canadian domestic extremists exploit federal election to push harmful narratives

Global News covered ISD’s findings on Canadian extremist activity ahead of the federal election this weekend.

April 15, 2025

Toxic beauty amongst men? The rise of ‘looksmaxxing’ fuels a new digital aesthetic industry

Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan explains how influencers are seizing upon an unsettling trend that preys on young men’s insecurities.

April 15, 2025

Arson attack on PA Governor’s residence highlights ongoing rise in US political violence

ISD’s Katherine Keneally spoke to The Hill about the factors fueling US political violence following an arson attack targeting Pennsylvania governor.

April 10, 2025

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad examines emerging tactics of young IS supporters

Moustafa Ayad explores how a younger generation of Islamic State supporters is innovating online—and what practitioners can do to keep pace.

April 9, 2025

WEF highlights panel on platform accountability featuring ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek

The WEF highlighted a panel featuring ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek examining how bad actors take advantage of social media platforms.

April 7, 2025

Bomb threat in Uruguay linked to extremist group 764

ISD’s Explainer on 764 was featured in a Latin America Reports’ article about a series of recent bomb threats in Uruguay.