ABSTRACT
The current regulatory system for journalists and media accountability in Chile is established almost exclusively in the legal system, through the Courts of Justice. This situation derives from a systematic disarticulation of the role of the professional associations and their ethical judgment on the professions, which began after the reestablishment of democracy in 1990 ended the military dictatorship that started in 1973 but has not yet been completely amended. Ethical supervision tools for journalists and the media are scarce. The current system has a structure that aims at self-regulation but which, being voluntary, both for professionals and for the media, fails to become an effective body in terms of social responsibility for the media.
