In 2019, 53 percent of respondents in Malaysia stated that they trusted media as a source of reliable information. This was a slight increase from 2018. In the same survey, Malaysia ranked among the countries with a neutral stance towards media.
Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2019
Figures for years 2016 and 2017 were previously published by the source.
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 19, 2020). Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/
Edelman. "Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2019." Chart. January 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/
Edelman. (2020). Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/
Edelman. "Level of Trust in The Media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/
Edelman, Level of trust in the media in Malaysia from 2016 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685169/media-trust-malaysia/ (last visited June 06, 2020)
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