This statistic shows the net perceived change in trust in several types of news sources in Malaysia as of February 2019. According to data from Ipsos, Malaysian respondents were more trusting of the people that they know predominantly in person as credible sources of news now than five years ago, with a net perceived change in trust of 34 percent. By comparison, Malaysian respondents were less trusting of the people that they know predominantly through the internet as a source of news, with a net trust score of -3 percent.
Net perceived change in trust in news sources in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source
respondents produced a national sample that is more urban & educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow citizens
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
*Net trust scores indicate how perceived trust has changed in a given country. A positive value indicates that people are more trusting than they were five years ago, while a negative value indicates the opposite.
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "To what extent, if at all, do you trust each of the following to be a reliable source of news and information?"
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Ipsos. (June 24, 2019). Net perceived change in trust in news sources in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023870/net-perceived-change-in-trust-by-source-type-malaysia/
Ipsos. "Net perceived change in trust in news sources in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source." Chart. June 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023870/net-perceived-change-in-trust-by-source-type-malaysia/
Ipsos. (2019). Net perceived change in trust in news sources in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023870/net-perceived-change-in-trust-by-source-type-malaysia/
Ipsos. "Net Perceived Change in Trust in News Sources in Malaysia as of February 2019, by Type of Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023870/net-perceived-change-in-trust-by-source-type-malaysia/
Ipsos, Net perceived change in trust in news sources in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023870/net-perceived-change-in-trust-by-source-type-malaysia/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Net perceived change in trust in news sources in Malaysia as of February 2019, by type of source [Graph], Ipsos, June 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023870/net-perceived-change-in-trust-by-source-type-malaysia/
