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

June 8, 2023

Jared Holt: Trump’s tactics have “lowered the guard” among Americans against violent messaging

ISD's Jared Holt tells the Washington Post that Donald Trump has sold himself to supporters as a vehicle for dissent against US political systems.

June 6, 2023

One in 5 young people in the UK have a positive view of Andrew Tate, percentages higher among minorities

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in VICE News commenting on a recent poll on over 1,200 young people in the UK, surveying their views on Andrew Tate.

May 29, 2023

How a local traffic plan in Oxford was weaponised to advance anti-climate narratives

ISD's Jennie King features in Rappler commenting on how protests and conspiracy theories in the English town of Oxford spread globally.

May 28, 2023

Engage or enrage: Sasha Havlicek on addressing bipartisan distrust in “curated speech environments”

ISD's CEO, Sasha Havlicek, writes an op-ed for The Hill about mutual distrust towards tech platforms across the US political aisle.

May 28, 2023

Disinfo narratives are redundant in Erdogan’s Turkey, “have more reach abroad”

Resident Senior Fellow Rashad Ali speaks to Tagesschau about Turkey’s recent elections, and the spread of disinformation narratives.

May 27, 2023

Conspiracy theorists channeling confusion, anger toward meteorologists in Spain

ISD's Head of Climate Research and Policy, Jennie King, speaks to CNN about why conspiracists are increasingly targeting meteorologists.

May 22, 2023

The international far right is “capitalising” on local protests against asylum seekers in Clare, Ireland

ISD’s Ciarán O'Connor features on Morning Ireland speaking about how international right-wing extremists have capitalised on local protests.

May 19, 2023

Tim Squirrell: A perceived “status threat” is pushing young men toward misogynistic content

ISD’s Tim Squirrell speaks to The Irish Examiner about the rise of anti-feminist influencers and ‘Red Pill’ online content among young men.