BECID Team’s Achievements: May 2025 in Review
BECID
May 29, 2025 ·
Here you will find a comprehensive review of the BECID team’s achievements in May 2025. This overview includes events organized and attended by the team. You will also find our team members’ latest publications and media coverage.
BECID 1 is coming to an end
Since 2022, we’ve been actively working to counter information disorders and promote media literacy across the Baltic countries. Our first funding period concludes in May, but this is far from the end for BECID. A new chapter begins in June with the launch of our next funding phase – BECID 2. We’ll be sharing more about its focus and goals soon. But for now, it’s time to reflect on everything we’ve accomplished over the past few years.
BECID organises
On Monday, May 19 the second digital security event called DigiÄKK (DigiRapid), took place in Tähtvere Park. Last year, 10 kindergarten groups participated in digital skills training. This year, that number grew to 15 groups – reaching around 300 children in total!
Although the focus of the event was on the internet and screen-based learning, the event did not use screens for learning. Instead, new knowledge was gained in the open air through age-appropriate games that stimulated discussion and movement and taught children how to be safer online.
Read what Estonian kindergarten teachers have noticed about children’s media use:
BECID also participated in the EDMO campaign Be Online Smart. We translated and printed posters and postcards. The postcards were distributed at the Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas County Public Library, Kaunas Juozas Grušas Art Gymnasium and Valmiera Library. They were also sent to local governments in Estonia.
Publications and media
Kangur, M. (2025). Raadiouudised kell 15:00 (19.05). Vikerraadio
Maripuu, M. E. (2025). Tartus õppisid koolieelikud end digimaailma ohtude eest kaitsma. Aktuaalne kaamera
Rool, R. & Butšakov, J. (2025). « ÕHTU!» ⟩ Meediapädevuse spetsialist selgitas, miks on brainrot videod sotsiaalmeedias nii populaarsed ja kust see alguse on saanud. Õhtu
BECID is represented
On May 5-9, Maia Klaassen gave guest lectures for Luiss University’s journalism and communication master’s students about AI, journalism and information resilience .
On May 7, Maria Murumaa-Mengel talked about critically analysing health information at the webinar “Teekond infodeemiast teadliku terviseotsuseni”.
On May 26, Maia Klaassen, Inger Klesment and Gretel Juhansoo conducted a webinar titled “Informeeritud ja motiveeritud valija toetamine”.
Varia
In May Vytautas Magnus University celebrated the centenary of journalism studies in Lithuania and participated in events dedicated to this celebration: a symbolic marathon, different lectures, seminars and workshops for youth.
