To promote the development of an educated, democratic society and foster civic participation and professional competitiveness in today's changing world, The Education Development Centre (EDC) offers a wide range of educational activities for different target audiences. One of the EDC's current projects in the field of media literacy is “Supporting Youth Media Literacy” which had been implemented from October 2017 till February 2019. To ascertain the readiness of the teachers of Latgale schools involved in this project to implement media literacy at schools, a survey of these teachers was conducted. The paper presents the first part of the study- opinions/ first impressions of the teachers of Latgale schools involved in the project about participation in this project.

The article analyzes how students and teachers value media literacy and its activities, and which are the most appropriate methods and study subjects for implementing media literacy in schools. Based on the results of a survey of secondary school students and teachers, the role of media literacy in education is evaluated and solutions for media literacy activities introduced in schools are provided.The results of the survey show that students and teachers seem to be interested in the topic of media literacy, and although there is enough information, there are certain topics on which they would like to talk / learn more. Respondents also emphasize the essential role of practical activities in mastering the topic of media literacy.

People are facing the growth and access of information, as well as the various forms of communication. While some part of society experience a lack of information, others are flooded with printed, broadcast and digital content. UNESCO argues that media and information literacy can provide answers to questions related to our culture of information and critical thinking. Media literacy must be discussed through education, because teachers are the key person to literacy of the society. An important way to update media literacy among teachers and students is to introduce it in the curriculum. The topic of media literacy is currently included in the curriculum based on the new competency approach in Latvia. When evaluating the curriculum of the subject of the Latvian language, the aim of the paper is to determine which topics and aspects of media literacy are included in the curriculum of the Latvian language and what pupils' skills and knowledge they promote.

In this paper, the author focuses on the current issue of media literacy in the context of Latgale and evaluates the contribution of journalists and librarians to public information and education. Various programmes to support media and the European Media Literacy Week, established in 2019, are the two main driving forces that encourage professionals in Latvia (including Latgale) to focus on this not-so-simple topic.