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 May 16, 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 May 16, 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: May 16, 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 May 16, 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/