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

August 16, 2024

Nathan Doctor on the shutdown of CrowdTangle ahead of US elections

This week saw the closure by Meta of CrowdTangle, an analytics tool that allowed researchers and journalists to observe the spread of information.

August 16, 2024

Jennie King on UK schools teaching children critical thinking skills to spot extremist content

ISD's Jennie King spoke to Nick Ferrari on LBC about children being taught to spot conspiracy theories in UK primary and secondary schools.

August 5, 2024

ISD’s Zahed Amanullah discusses the background to anti-Muslim/anti-migrant riots in the UK

ISD's Zahed Amanullah provides a background to recent anti-immigrant riots in the UK, including the role of disinformation and policing.

August 2, 2024

Southport riots, “an attempt to hijack a really difficult, sensitive issue to push hate”

ISD experts feature in CNN, The Guardian, Sky News and more, speaking about the far-right riots following the attack in Southport, UK.

August 1, 2024

Milo Comerford on how online misinformation about the Southport mass stabbing fuelled far-right riots

In an interview with Leading Britain’s Conversation, ISD's Milo Comerford discusses online misinformation about the Southport attacker's identity.

July 16, 2024

Jordan Reimer on disrupting violent extremist paths with a “public health approach”

ISD's Jordan Reimer was quoted in Christian Science Monitor discussing the advantages of the "public health approach" to preventing extremism.

June 18, 2024

Pro-Islamic State outlet using CNN and Al Jazeera branding to boost reach

Executive Director for Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Moustafa Ayad, spoke to WIRED about ISD’s investigation on a pro-Islamic State (IS) network.

June 9, 2024

Doxxing, threats and harassment: Intimidation toward election candidates in 2024 raises concerns in Ireland

ISD's analysis with Hope & Courage Collective found 36 incidents of politically-motivated violence targeting female and migrant-background candidates.