According to a survey conducted in Malaysia from the end of January to February in 2021, 27 percent of respondents in Malaysia between the ages of 35 to 44 years indicated that they trusted the news in social media. That age group, in combination with the 18 to 24 years old age group with a 25 percent share, makes them the biggest group out of the respondents to trust social media.
Share of respondents who view social media as a trusted news source in Malaysia as of February 2021, by age group
Respondents form a sample with a higher proportion of highly educated people than the general population; nationally representative quotas for age, gender, and region were applied
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2021). Share of respondents who view social media as a trusted news source in Malaysia as of February 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983048/malaysia-trust-in-social-media-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of respondents who view social media as a trusted news source in Malaysia as of February 2021, by age group." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983048/malaysia-trust-in-social-media-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Share of respondents who view social media as a trusted news source in Malaysia as of February 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983048/malaysia-trust-in-social-media-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of Respondents Who View Social Media as a Trusted News Source in Malaysia as of February 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983048/malaysia-trust-in-social-media-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of respondents who view social media as a trusted news source in Malaysia as of February 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983048/malaysia-trust-in-social-media-news-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of respondents who view social media as a trusted news source in Malaysia as of February 2021, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/983048/malaysia-trust-in-social-media-news-by-age/
