In 2022, 55 percent of respondents in Malaysia stated that they trusted media as a source of reliable information. This was a decrease compared to the previous year. In the same survey, the level of trust in the media in Malaysia was at its highest in 2020, with 62 percent of respondents.
Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2022
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right using a nine-point scale, where one means that you 'do not trust them at all' and nine means that you 'trust them a great deal'."
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Edelman. (January 15, 2023). Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/
Edelman. "Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2022." Chart. January 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/
Edelman. (2023). Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/
Edelman. "Level of Trust in The Media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/
Edelman, Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2022 [Graph], Edelman, January 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/