According to a survey conducted in Malaysia from the end of January to February in 2021, 43 percent of male respondents and 42 percent of female respondents in Malaysia indicated that they trusted the news that they used. In comparison, 24 percent of both male and female respondents indicated that they trusted social media for news.
Share of respondents who trust the news they consume in Malaysia as of February 2021, by gender
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2022). Share of respondents who trust the news they consume in Malaysia as of February 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983040/malaysia-level-of-trust-in-news-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of respondents who trust the news they consume in Malaysia as of February 2021, by gender." Chart. June 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983040/malaysia-level-of-trust-in-news-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2022). Share of respondents who trust the news they consume in Malaysia as of February 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983040/malaysia-level-of-trust-in-news-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of Respondents Who Trust The News They Consume in Malaysia as of February 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983040/malaysia-level-of-trust-in-news-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of respondents who trust the news they consume in Malaysia as of February 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983040/malaysia-level-of-trust-in-news-by-gender/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Share of respondents who trust the news they consume in Malaysia as of February 2021, by gender [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/983040/malaysia-level-of-trust-in-news-by-gender/