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

August 26, 2026

Iran’s terror-for-hire networks carry out attacks across Europe

ISD's Moustafa Ayad spoke to The Washington Times about these ongoing attacks, and the possibly that organizations that will outlast the war in Iran.

August 21, 2026

Recent arrest shows Islamic State’s continued relevance

CNN cited ISD research documenting seven ISIS-inspired plots and attacks in the US in 2025, following eight the year before.

August 15, 2026

Far-right actors target asylum seekers in UK

ISD Senior Analyst Ciarán O’Connor spoke to The i Paper about this "unprecedented" violence against migrants in the UK.

August 13, 2026

Glorification of perpetrators plays important role in far-right online subcultures

Jungle World interviewed ISD's Jakob Guhl to discuss online subculture's glorification of past perpetrators.

August 13, 2026

ISD’s Katherine Keneally speaks to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the True Crime Community

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution interviewed ISD's Katherine Keneally to discuss the true crime community.

August 11, 2026

Social media plays role in border crisis between Spain and Morocco

ISD's Moustafa Ayad spoke to The New York Times about the posts that triggered the crisis in Ceuta.

August 3, 2026

Russian information operations threatens upcoming German elections

Inauthentic posts are circulating German social media targeting the elections, aiming to discredit candidates and portray Germany as divided.

August 2, 2026

Anti-LGBTQ+ hate in extremist movements

The recent terror attack on Berlin's pride parade highlights anti-LGBTQ+ hate within Islamist extremism.