From election debates to AI‑manipulated content, audiences in both countries rely on legacy media for credibility while increasingly consuming politics through fast, visual and creator‑driven formats.
Social media is popular but users still rely on journalism for credibility. Credit: Social Media Phone by light up! William Helmert (CC 2.0)
From election debates to AI‑manipulated content, audiences in both countries rely on legacy media for credibility while increasingly consuming politics through fast, visual and creator‑driven formats.
Trust in news continues to slide globally, yet when elections arrive, audiences in Indonesia and Singapore behave differently. New evidence from both countries shows that even in a fragmented, creator‑driven information ecosystem, voters still return to legacy media for credibility and reassurance.
The latest Reuters Institute Digital News Report highlights a familiar trend: social media and video platforms have on average across markets overtaken news websites and apps, and global trust in news has fallen to 37 percent, the lowest level since 2015. A Eurobarometer survey across 27 EU states similarly found that two in three users seek political information on social media, and more than one third follow influencers.
