This article analyses the perception that journalists and science communication professors have about the training and specialization of Chilean scientific journalists, using a mixed methodology, consisting of in-depth interviews and national surveys. Among the most outstanding results is that, although the pre-graduate and postgraduate training offer has increased in the country, the specialization in scientific communication in Chile continues to depend on self-training and labor specialization. Also, there are different levels of appreciation of this among professionals. It is concluded that this assessment responds to work trajectories, training and informational models.