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 30, 2023

TikTok fails to enforce content removal of climate change-denial videos, BBC investigation finds

ISD's Jennie King speaks with the BBC on their recent investigation on TikTok's content removal policy relating to videos climate misinformation.

June 29, 2023

Four trends explaining the spread of antisemitism from fringe internet corners to the “political middle”

ISD’s Julia Ebner writes an op-ed for the JC about what she observed during her undercover investigation among online extremist and conspiracy groups.

June 28, 2023

Telegram, the app of choice for following Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russia’s War in Ukraine

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to the Atlantic about how Telegram became central to follow developments in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

June 23, 2023

ISD report finds global rise in anti-LGBTQ+ hate and extremism, with US leading in incidents

Our investigation on anti-drag mobilisation, A Year of Hate, received extensive coverage from various US and international outlets.

June 22, 2023

UK’s anti-LGBTQ+ mobilisation is drawing on US trends and narratives against drag performances

ISD’s Tim Squirrell wrote an op-ed for The Guardian about the increase in protests and threats against all-ages drag shows in the UK.

June 14, 2023

Canada’s wildfires, the latest climate topic to be “weaponised” under identity politics and cultural discourse

ISD’s Jennie King speaks to The Narwhal about climate misinformation surrounding Canada’s wildfires and its alignment with broader global trends.

June 13, 2023

Jared Holt: large protests “likely” ahead of Trump’s arraignment, but no indication of Jan 6-level activity

ISD’S Jared Holt speaks to NPR, BBC, The Daily Beast, and USA Today about ISD online monitoring ahead of Trump’s arraignment.

June 9, 2023

Droite au Coeur, the far-right dating website for “patriotic singles” in France

ISD's Cécile Simmons speaks to Charlie Hebdo about how recently launched dating website in France is new avenue for the far-right.