The papers that remain alive have shriveled down, both in terms of circulation and revenue. The Audit Bureau of Circulation which measured distribution in Malaysia shut down in 2019, so it's hard to measure the decline.
Industry sources put it at well under a million papers sold daily across the country, only about 20 percent of its peak of 4.7 million copies in 2007.Is digital doing better? One would think with the audience going digital, media would make back online whatever they lose in print. This would also seem to be the case with many players entering the market. Why would they do so, unless it was profitable...Millions depend on Malaysiakini for the truth. Millions depend on Malaysiakini for quality journalism. Millions depend on Malaysiakini to stand in honour of integrity and justice.
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