Abstract

Media education in Chile over the last 30 years has taken place during a process of democratic recovery, where we find an increase of school coverage on the one hand, and the pursuit for higher educational quality on the other. In relation to the field of communication, we observe the absence of a state policy and the predominance of private media. Also, during this period, the population has increased their access to new digital technologies. In this context, the media education situation in Chile is governed by the digital literacy paradigm that in recent years has been questioned due to the low results obtained by students on international tests of digital competencies.