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Since the declaration in the 1986 Philippine Constitution, the Philippine’s mass media can be considered one of the most liberated in Asia. ... But before we dive into Philippine history, it is first important to establish the relationship of media and politics, how intertwined their existence is to each other, their roles in society’s development, and how there’ll always be permanent interest of media in politics.
Politics no matter how it is described, will always have to do with people. ... Media has a tripartite role in society: Political, Economic and Social. Its political role includes its duty as an information disseminator, its responsibility in creating and reflecting public opinion and its function as watchdog on government.
According to Brian Medija’s article “Dissecting the Philippine Mass Media Today”:
Philippine Media assumes a libertarian stance in its role of disseminating information. Foreign news, information and entertainment programs have a rather unregulated entry into the mainstream of Philippine Media. ...
Philippine mass media also does its share in creating public opinion. ... If before, media cannot perform this function very well due to Marcos’ manipulation of the press, the situation after Marcos’ term also poses a problem with Philippine media since most of it is now owned by big business groups and families with their own political and commercial interests to promote and to protect. ... With media owners hardly committed to the public-service role of their newspapers and radio/TV facilities, the media picture that unfolds in Philippines is not so rosy—poor pay, violations of labor standards, codes of ethics that are neither written nor enforced among journalists, editorial departments often under siege from advertisers and government and/or private PRs, and media owners directing coverage as their political preferences dictate.
Approximate Word count = 1275
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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