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

September 24, 2024

Telegram shifts platform policy, pledging cooperation with authorities following CEO’s arrest

ISD’s Isabelle Frances-Wright spoke to The Wall Street Journal about extremist content on Telegram.

September 20, 2024

From fear of drag queens to lies about immigrants eating pets: Right-wing personalities latch onto moral panic

Jared Holt comments on Trump’s anti-immigrant remarks about Springfield, Ohio, noting how they sparked a familiar right-wing moral panic.

September 19, 2024

Is patience waning with efforts to moderate content on social media?

ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek spoke to the World Economic Forum following the arrest of Telegram's founder.

September 16, 2024

Combatting conspiratorial thinking with “empathy”, open-minded questions

Nathalie Rücker explains how conspiracy theories meet emotional needs during crises.

September 7, 2024

US indictment of RT employees may have limited impact

Melanie Smith spoke with NBC News about how the indictment of two RT employees might have a limited impact on Russia's broader disinformation efforts.

August 29, 2024

ISD uncovers unbranded Telegram channels acting as gateways to extremist content linked to Terrorgram Collective

ISD's report to The Guardian identified unbranded Telegram channels linked to the Terrorgram Collective.

August 29, 2024

ISD’s Milo Comerford and Jacob Davey on policy responses to the Southport riots

ISD’s Milo Comerford and Jacob Davey wrote an op-ed for Lawfare about how police-led responses alone are inadequate for tackling extremism.

August 16, 2024

Julia Ebner on how the UK riots has impacted the far right movement

In an exclusive interview with Prospect, ISD's Julia Ebner spoke about the potential backlash of harsh punishments for far-right rioters in England.