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

July 28, 2022

Arabic social media is a ‘Wild West’ for disinformation

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad shares with POLITICO evidence of a network of fake accounts pushing disinformation in Arabic.

July 26, 2022

Trump leans on Dutch farmers’ protest against climate measures to rally US base: “You’re next”

Katherine Keneally spoke with AD about why the Dutch farmers' protests are resonating in the US, particularly among the far right and conspiracists.

July 25, 2022

QAnon boom fades as the U.S. inches closer to primary elections

Jared Holt spoke to NYT about how supporting QAnon in the US doesn't necessarily equate to a successful campaign ahead of the 2022 primary election.

July 21, 2022

Lea Gerster: Populist conspiracies thrive in moments of desperation

ISD's Lea Gerster features in this newsletter for Coda story, commenting on why people turn to conspiracies in moments of desperation.

July 20, 2022

Banned-RT content is making its way across Europe

Leading Spanish-language outlet El País published an exclusive about how RT content is "tricking" the system in place.

July 20, 2022

Russia Today websites defying EU bans: “It’s a hydra’s head situation”

Kata Balint and Jordan Wildon speak to Politico about Russia Today's latest strategies to stay online in Europe.

July 18, 2022

Reality check for Elon Musk’s utopian dream for Twitter

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to Axios about the challenges facing Twitter as it continues negotiating with Elon Musk.

July 13, 2022

Conspiracists and nationalists support Dutch farmers’ protest against climate measures

Katherine Keneally spoke to Grid about the convergence of climate policies and conspiracies currently playing out in the Netherlands.