Media Literacy and Education in the 21st Century

Abstract

The article examines the concepts of information literacy and media literacy as a corrective for safe media use. Attention is drawn to the resilience of fake news and fact-checking. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between media literacy and education. The issue of the digital media skills of Bulgarian students has been examined, as well as the inclusion of topics related to the media environment in civic education classes. The research hypothesis defines the idea that media literacy as part of 21st-century education is a corrective for the development of civil society.