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

February 23, 2023

‘Smash-and-grab’ Russian-origin accounts flood Meta platforms with Ukraine war disinformation

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in Sky News commenting on findings from Meta's quarterly adversarial threat report.

February 23, 2023

Tim Squirrell: Meta’s conclusions on pro-Kremlin online campaigns “difficult” to assess

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in ABC News commenting on Meta's report on the evolution of pro-Russia online campaigns since the war began. 

February 21, 2023

Putin’s annual address filled with conspiracies over war in Ukraine

ISD's Julia Smirnova comments on Putin's annual address to the nation to German broadcaster ARD.

February 17, 2023

Media coverage on AI chatbots fail to report on larger issues at play with public rollouts

ISD's Jared Holt argues against recent media coverage and mainstream discussion on AI chatbots missing the mark on the larger issues at play.

February 12, 2023

Andrew Tate-style misogyny falls through the cracks of current UK counterextremism policy

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to The Guardian about how Andrew Tate-style misogyny is "falling through the cracks" of current UK counter-extremism policy.

February 10, 2023

TikTok videos of migrants being attacked or harassed trend in Ireland

ISD's analysis of trending anti-migrant TikTok videos in Ireland is covered by the Irish Examiner and Irish broadcaster RTÉ during Prime Time.

February 9, 2023

Hunter Biden laptop controversy exposes greater issues on transparency and disinformation

ISD's Anthony DeAngelo comments on the greater issue behind the Hunter Biden laptop conspiracy.

February 9, 2023

Kevin D. Reyes on ISD’s work in tracking Paul Pelosi’s alleged attacker’s conspiratorial footprint

ISD's Kevin D. Reyes features in NHK's coverage on US political violence speaking on ISD's mobilization in tracking Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker.