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

January 17, 2023

Framasoft responds to ISD study on PeerTube: No to fascists & conspiracy manipulators

Framasoft, the non-profit behind PeerTube, responds to ISD Germany's study on right-wing extremists using their decentralised YouTube alternative.

January 17, 2023

Children are mimicking a hand gesture linked to misogynist influencer Andrew Tate

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to VICE World News about the context behind schoolchildren mimicking a gesture made by misogynist influencer Andrew Tate.

January 14, 2023

Polarising language and nativism narratives is shaping the discussing around asylum seekers in Ireland

ISD researchers wrote an op-ed for the Irish Times on asylum-seeker protesting in Ireland.

January 12, 2023

Ciarán O’Connor joins Audible investigation on the Squid Game crypto scam

Investigative Technology Journalist Janhoi McGregor enlisted ISD Senior Analyst Ciarán O'Connor for an investigation on the Squid Game crypto scam.

January 11, 2023

Tim Squirrell: COVID-19 conspiracies were a gateway for many to other extremist views

Tim Squirrell spoke to the Guardian about COVID-19's lasting impact on extremism, hate & conspiracy, exploring its role as a gateway to extreme views.

January 9, 2023

Social media giants fall short in Brazil, once again exposing the inequity in mitigating threats to elections

ISD's Jiore Craig discussed with Bloomberg how social media monitoring affects the spread of dangerous fraud theories in international elections.

January 6, 2023

Two years since Jan 6 Capitol riot, extremist groups continue to find common ground to move forward

ISD Senior Research Manager Jared Holt spoke to USA Today about the state of extremism in the US on the two-year anniversary of the Capitol riot.

January 2, 2023

All-age drag shows, the latest target in the US’s culture war

ISD's Jared Holt comments in USA Today on far-right activists targeting drag performers, claiming the shows are indoctrinating children.