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

September 8, 2023

Julia Ebner on UK counter-terrorism strategy: Prisons are in “dire” state, more to do in deradicalisation space

Julia joins BBC Newsnight to speak about the UK's prison system and counter-terrorism strategy after Daniel Khalife's escape from Wandsworth prison.

September 7, 2023

How the Proud Boys evolved from a “boys drinking club” into the extremist group behind January 6

ISD Senior Research Manager Katherine Keneally speaks to Sky News about the evolution of the Proud Boys before and after the January 6 insurrection.

September 7, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: Policy challenges, gaps and how to fill them

In this piece for GNET, ISD Analyst Hannah Rose outlines the commonalities and gaps in policy approaches to combat violent conspiracy theory networks.

September 6, 2023

Digital currencies and cashless societies, the new target of conspiracy theories

ISD’s Aoife Gallagher and Julia Ebner spoke to the FT about how digital currencies and cashless societies have been wrapped into conspiracy theories.

September 6, 2023

State of US extremism could “change really quickly” in the run-up to the 2024 general elections

ISD’s Senior Research Manager Jared Holt told Sky News about the state of extremism in the US after the sentencing of Proud Boy chief Enrique Tarrio.

September 6, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: The role of culture, community behind conspiracy-linked violence

In an article for GNET's miniseries on conspiracy theories, ISD Senior Analyst Elise Thomas outlines the key elements of violent conspiracy theories.

September 5, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: The diverse manifestations of conspiracy-linked violence

In the second article for GNET's miniseries on conspiracy theories, ISD's Milo Comerford focuses on the diverse violent outcomes of these beliefs.

September 4, 2023

GNET’s conspiracy theories series: Why and when conspiracy beliefs lead to violence

In the first article of GNET's mini series on conspiracies, Jakob Guhl explains why and when conspiracy beliefs lead to violence.