{"id":6246,"date":"2026-05-28T12:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becid.ut.ee\/?page_id=6246"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:02:28","slug":"quarterly-brief-spring-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/becid.ut.ee\/lt\/quarterly-brief-spring-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"QUARTERLY BRIEF | Spring 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/becid.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kuj.-Kuj.-Kuj.-Quarterly-brief-thumbnail-koopia-koopia-koopia-1-scaled-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6248\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This spring, BECID partners across the Baltic region continued to strengthen democratic resilience through media literacy, research, investigative journalism, and public engagement. The Spring 2026 Quarterly Brief highlights key activities from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from international conferences and workshops to new educational initiatives, public outreach campaigns, and investigations into emerging disinformation trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A major focus this quarter was the growing impact of gendered disinformation, explored during the BECID conference \u201cResilient Voices: Women &amp; Disinformation\u201d, which brought together policymakers, journalists, researchers, and civil society representatives to discuss how hostile narratives target democratic participation and public trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brief also covers BECID\u2019s continued work on media literacy and digital resilience, including webinars for GLAM-sector professionals, workshops on AI and OSINT, educational outreach for young people and parents, and collaborative efforts to address online safety, manipulation, and emerging AI-related risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, this edition presents BECID\u2019s latest HOT Reports analysing coordinated influence operations and disinformation narratives targeting the Baltic region \u2014 from fabricated separatist movements to propaganda framing NATO and the Baltics as aggressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spring 2026 Quarterly Brief reflects the continued importance of regional cooperation, independent journalism, media literacy, and civic resilience in responding to today\u2019s rapidly evolving information environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full Quarterly Brief here: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/becid.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/QUARTERLY-BRIEF-SPRING-2026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"QUARTERLY BRIEF SPRING 2026 \u012fterpimas.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-21178aec-2e37-4f80-b649-1d6e5823d05d\" href=\"https:\/\/becid.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/QUARTERLY-BRIEF-SPRING-2026.pdf\">QUARTERLY BRIEF SPRING 2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/becid.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/QUARTERLY-BRIEF-SPRING-2026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-21178aec-2e37-4f80-b649-1d6e5823d05d\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This spring, BECID partners across the Baltic region continued to strengthen democratic resilience through media literacy, research, investigative journalism, and public engagement. 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