Coalition For Faith And Media

S.W.A.T. Breaks Barriers with Authentic Sikh Representation

How Paramount CBS got the representation of faith right in a newly released episode of S.W.A.T. Yesterday Paramount CBS released an episode of its award-winning show, S.W.A.T., that featured a young actor from the Sikh religion. The faith he practices isn’t one we typically see on primetime television, despite the fact that it’s the fifth largest religion in the world. And typically, when we do see Sikhs in Western media, they’re flattened stereotypes: taxi drivers with thick accents, or sympathetic... Read more

Global Faith and Media Study: Religion writers react

November 19, 2024 By Travis Henry

The largest-ever Global Faith and Media Study shook up the way people look at media’s relationship with faith coverage. The study, commissioned by the Faith and Media Initiative (FAMI) and conducted by global market research company HarrisX, shows that demand for media coverage of faith topics is high, while journalists admit that coverage of those topics is low and often not encouraged. An overwhelming amount of the 9,000 global citizens interviewed also believe that media coverage can perpetuate faith-related stereotypes rather than... Read more