DigiMedia has released a new issue of the Journal of Digital Media and Interaction (JDMI) in December 2024, with a comprehensive focus on Media Literacy. This special edition brings together a collection of groundbreaking experiences and research studies demonstrating how Media Literacy is a powerful and versatile framework for contemporary challenges. In this special issue, we present experiences and studies reflecting the importance of Media Literacy as a powerful framework to deal with fragmented information, invisible poverty, inclusion of older people and social issues such as prejudice and homophobic attitudes.