Media education is a subject that seems to be constantly under threat for its existence.
Media education uses equipment that is expensive to buy and maintain.
Media education tends to specialize in subject material that young people know more about than teachers do. Media education studies the popular culture that surrounds us, and some people believe that popular culture is not worthy of study. Media education tends to reveal commercial and ideological agendas in popular culture which some people would prefer to keep transparent. One of the chief outcomes of media education is that students learn to be critical of their information sources, and some people would rather not see that happen. It is difficult for teachers in many jurisdictions to combat these threats to their subject area.