A survey in 2020 found that 56 percent of Malaysian respondents were not willing at all to pay for quality news. Some reasons that influenced Malaysians' unwillingness to pay for news included information inaccuracy and the belief that not enough investigative reporting was being done.
Share of people willing to pay for quality news in Malaysia as of December 2020
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Merdeka Center, & IFJ. (May 10, 2021). Share of people willing to pay for quality news in Malaysia as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243959/malaysia-willingness-to-pay-for-quality-news/
Merdeka Center, und IFJ. "Share of people willing to pay for quality news in Malaysia as of December 2020." Chart. May 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243959/malaysia-willingness-to-pay-for-quality-news/
Merdeka Center, IFJ. (2021). Share of people willing to pay for quality news in Malaysia as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243959/malaysia-willingness-to-pay-for-quality-news/
Merdeka Center, and IFJ. "Share of People Willing to Pay for Quality News in Malaysia as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243959/malaysia-willingness-to-pay-for-quality-news/
Merdeka Center & IFJ, Share of people willing to pay for quality news in Malaysia as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243959/malaysia-willingness-to-pay-for-quality-news/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Share of people willing to pay for quality news in Malaysia as of December 2020 [Graph], Merdeka Center, & IFJ, May 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243959/malaysia-willingness-to-pay-for-quality-news/