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.
A major focus this quarter was the growing impact of gendered disinformation, explored during the BECID conference “Resilient Voices: Women & Disinformation”, which brought together policymakers, journalists, researchers, and civil society representatives to discuss how hostile narratives target democratic participation and public trust.
The brief also covers BECID’s 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.
In addition, this edition presents BECID’s latest HOT Reports analysing coordinated influence operations and disinformation narratives targeting the Baltic region — from fabricated separatist movements to propaganda framing NATO and the Baltics as aggressors.
The Spring 2026 Quarterly Brief reflects the continued importance of regional cooperation, independent journalism, media literacy, and civic resilience in responding to today’s rapidly evolving information environment.
Read the full Quarterly Brief here: