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

January 18, 2024

Motives behind surge in ‘swatting’ incidents remains unclear

ISD's Katherine Keneally discusses recent 'swatting' incidents with the Hill, providing an overview about what is and isn't known about the threats.

January 16, 2024

ISD’s Julia Ebner on reports of members of German far-right party participating in ‘secret’ planning of ‘mass deportation’

In an interview with ZDF, ISD's Julia Ebner discussed reports of AfD participating in a 'secret' meeting with business owners and identitarians.

January 3, 2024

Generative AI advances shows clear need for laws to keep up with the shifting online extremism landscape

ISD speaks to BBC about the urgent need for legislation to keep up with online terrorist threats stemming from Artificial Intelligence chatbots.

January 2, 2024

How extremists may potentially use AI to further reach, recruitment

ISD’s Head of Policy and Research, Milo Comerford, speaks to iNews about the potential abuse of generative AI by extremists.

December 22, 2023

Conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric following Colorado ballot ruling on Trump

ISD’s Katherine Keneally spoke to NPR about conspiracy theories after the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot.

December 19, 2023

“Spamouflage”, pro-CCP network, targets West with AI images on Israel-Hamas conflict and shifts to US elections

VICE News covers ISD's investigation of a pro-CCP network using tactics like AI to deepen wedges within Western society and tarnish the US abroad.

December 14, 2023

Aoife Gallagher: Irish mis- and disinformation Telegram channels increased by 326% since 2020

ISD Senior Analyst Aoife Gallagher is featured in an op-ed for the New York Times about the rise of the far right in Ireland.

December 13, 2023

Civil rights lawsuit filed against neo-Nazi group for drag story hour protest

NBC News features ISD research on US anti-LGBTQ+ activity in a piece on a case against neo-Nazi group for allegedly disrupting drag queen story hour.