Abstract:

Advanced education in journalism and communication in Ecuador phases a period of transition normalized by the Organic Law of Higher Education and by the Organic Law of Communication that present's regulations to optimize teaching and research in Ecuadorian universities and ensure the rights of citizens in the media, to comply with regulations involving the reformulation of academic offerings regardless of joint policy, but integrating the study of new digital communication as an ubiquitous and immediate environment. The investigation seeks to determine whether meshes meet academic training in journalism and digital communication. It is proposed to analyze the academic meshes of the qualifications approved by the Council of Higher Education on November 12, 2016, using content analysis as a fundamental tool. The sample consists in academic meshes approved by the Council of Higher Education of the universities San Francisco, Politécnica Salesiana and Universidad Católica del Ecuador, branch Ibarra.

The research hypotheses are:
1) The contents of the academic meshes include studies on digital journalism;
2) Each university proposes an academic mesh with a structure that differs between the three institutions of higher education analyzed.

From the research, it is concluded that Ecuadorian universities present subjects in favor of training in digital communication as a channel to establish a free and autonomous journalism, in addition to establishing contents that contemplate theoretical training in journalism, linked to the inclusion of pre professional practice and projects linked with society.

Keywords:

Advanced education, Analysis, Content, context, teaching.