Trust in the mass media has risen drastically among informed members of the public while trust in government has fallen significantly this year, according to a trust barometer annual global study.

"Malaysia had one of the biggest rises in media trust among the informed public globally, possibly due to the constant coverage of alleged corruption at 1MDB," said Robert Kay, the managing director of global public relations and communications marketing company Edelman Malaysia.

There was a 13-point rise to 59 percent in terms of trust in the media among the informed public, Kay said during the presentation of the study results in Kuala Lumpur today.