Mass media (Broadcasting and Printt) media is a tool or devise to provide a news or way to communicate with the people. The used of social networking sites is a great extensions for the mass media to easily and conveniently reach the people. The free used of such sites (as for today the Facebook and Twitter were IN) the mass media can take advantage. The issue of unfair competion as between the social networking sites that are IN today will prejudice the others sites, has no basis. As for there were no laws prohibiting this connections as between the mass media and the social networking sites for so long as there is no violations of freedom of expressions and the press (as stated in the constitutions). Under RPC Sec. 168 Monopolies and combinations in restraint of trade.
1. Any person who shall enter into any contract or agreement or shall take part in any conspiracy or combination in the form of a trust or otherwise, in restraint of trade or commerce to prevent by artificial means free competition in the market.
The act of creating a social networking sites as extensions of mass media did not create conspiracy or combination in the form of a trust or otherwise. The mass media and the social networking sites though have an internal agreements upon signing but does not create monopolies and combination in restraints of trade as between the IN today and the not so IN today social networking sites.
Senator Edgardo J. Angara today reiterated the important role that media plays in society as the eyes and ears of the people, and further urged the press to illustrate the social reality of a society that neglects the poor and the deprived. (http://www.edangara.com/archives/news-releases/2006/october/role-of-philippine-mass-media.html)
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