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 22, 2026

ISD’s Milo Comerford discusses new documentary on the Com at UK Parliament

ISD’s Milo Comerford joined an expert panel discussing the findings of the documentary and how to further prevent online violence targeting children.

October 9, 2026

Scam advertisements promoting concealed carry permits target vulnerable populations

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

Recent Media mentions

April 6, 2023

YouTube Shorts’ suggesting banned-Andrew Tate’s content to young boys

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to Sky News about an investigation which found that Andrew Tate is being pushed on to the social media feeds of young boys.

April 4, 2023

UK-registered media company likely ‘information laundering’ for Russia

ISD's Moustafa Ayad teamed up with the BBC to look into a UK-registered media company that appears to be spreading Russian-state media propaganda.

April 3, 2023

Officials react to online chatter of Trump protest ahead of former president’s arraignment in NY

ISD's Katherine Keneally spoke to CNN about one of the narratives dissuading pro-Trump supporters to react following his arraignment.

April 2, 2023

A new take at an old conspiracy: “In this iteration, ‘they’ are going to make you eat bugs”

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor shares insights with NPR on the spread of conspiracies about eating bugs that has become prevalent on social media.

April 1, 2023

Pro-Trump communities react “unenthusiastically” at news of Trump indictment

ISD's Jared Holt features in NPR and NBC News commenting on how the indictment news has been received, among pro-Trump communities.

March 30, 2023

Far right attempts to exploit rumor in Irish town and cause a “moral panic” against migrants

ISD's Aoife Gallagher spoke to the Journal about the tactics of Irish anti-immigration activists, including how they spread unverified information.

March 28, 2023

Climate sceptics direct anger, death threats at professor who created the 15-minute city concept

ISD's Jennie King was interviewed by the New York Times on the narratives fuelling so-called 'climate lockdowns'.

March 26, 2023

Patriotic Alternative looks to stir local sentiments of Welsh town against asylum seekers

ISD's Tim Squirrell contributed to a BBC article discussing a Welsh town's pushback against the influence of a white nationalist.