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

July 13, 2025

Evolving attacker profiles challenge traditional prevention models

ISD's Katherine Keneally speaks to NPR on how unclear motives and shifting attacker profiles challenge prevention models in the social media era.

July 11, 2025

AI blurs reality amid Iran-Israel conflict

ISD’s Isabelle Frances-Wright was featured in a recent NPR piece on AI-generated content that spread during the Iran-Israel conflict.

July 11, 2025

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad speaks to NBC News about the spread of conspiracy theories during crises

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad spoke to NBC News about Russia’s amplification of conspiracy theories surrounding the L.A. protests.

July 11, 2025

ISD’s Mack Lamoureux joined the Fighting Matters podcast to discuss the rise of Active Clubs

ISD’s Mack Lamoureux joined the Fighting Matters podcast to discuss the rise of Active Clubs.

July 11, 2025

ISD’s research on al-Shabaab’s Facebook presence cited by Carnegie Endowment for Peace

ISD’s report on the militant group al-Shabaab was cited by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on technology's role in modern conflicts.

July 8, 2025

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad on AI’s role in enhancing Islamic State propaganda and operational security

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad outlines AI’s new role in supporting the Islamic State’s propaganda and operational security in The Guardian.

July 7, 2025

ISD’s Jacob Davey highlights terrorism’s evolution since 7/7 bombings on BBC Radio Wales

ISD's Jacob Davey spoke to BBC Radio Wales on how the terror threat has shifted in the 20 years since the 7/7 London bombings.

July 7, 2025

The Trump administration and its supporters are deeply entangled with conspiracy theories

ISD’s Jared Holt spoke to Politico, MSNBC and NPR about the role of conspiratorial thinking in the Trump administration's rise and current base.