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The largest-ever Global Faith and Media Study<\/a> launched earlier this year and is shaking up the way people look at media\u2019s relationship with faith coverage.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 study, commissioned by the\u00a0 Faith and Media Initiative (FAMI)<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

An overwhelming amount of the 9,000 global citizens interviewed also believe that media coverage can perpetuate faith-related stereotypes rather than protect against them, according to FAMI.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a sampling of what faith thought leaders are writing about the study:<\/p>\n

Former pastor, book author and Progressive Christian writer Keith Giles<\/strong>: \u201cWhen negative religious and ethnic stereotypes are reinforced, it gives people permission to marginalize those people, and to justify policies that lead to their oppression.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Evangelical writer and medical doctor Adrian Warnock<\/strong>: \u201cFaith Bloggers are already producing wonderful religious content which deserves a wider audience, the mainstream media has a vacuum that needs filling. \u00a0Why don\u2019t we collaborate?\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Educator and Catholic writer Lois Kerschen<\/strong>: \u201cFew, if any, reporters consider our perspective as Catholics on social justice, morality, or life issues. Editors rarely assign any religious topics unless they are criticizing the Church or revealing dissent or scandal.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Muslim fashion and women\u2019s writer Nadia Ahmed<\/strong>: \u201cRecently there have been a lot of discussions related to the issues of\u00a0hijab<\/a>, niqab, and burqa. There is a lot of misinformation out there about these Islamic garments and it\u2019s important that the media get it right.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
World religion history writer Barbara O\u2019Brien<\/strong>: \u201cApparently neither journalists nor religious people are happy with religious journalism these days. But it\u2019s arguably been worse.\u201d\u00a0 Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Social media manager and veteran journalist Kate O\u2019Hare<\/strong>: \u201cToo often, what seems ordinary to one is weird to the other; what seems important to one appears trivial to the other; what comforts one frightens the other. This is especially stark in the coverage of religion.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Book author and Evangelical writer Gene Veith<\/strong>: \u201cWhether the respondents were \u201chighly religious,\u201d \u201cmiddle of the way,\u201d or \u201csecular,\u201d across all nations and across all cultures, there was wide-spread agreement that the media in each of their countries largely ignore or distort religion.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Veteran Indian Political Journalist Sheila Bhatt<\/strong>: \u201cThe survey pointed out the urgency to improve media coverage of religion and faiths as it affects every aspect of people\u2019s daily life and culture on the planet.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Educator and Progressive Christian writer Dr. James F. McGrath<\/strong>: There is a tendency to ignore religion unless an extreme view is expressed or an immoral act is committed. Controversy gets clicks and there is thus pressure to ignore the mainstream. This is not the media\u2019s fault,\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Christian website senior editor and religious entertainment writer Paul Asay<\/strong>: \u201cOne of the world\u2019s most powerful forces is under-covered and misunderstood. And that impacts not just those of us who are religious, but those who aren\u2019t. It leads to marginalization and polarization in an already shrill, fractured culture.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Deseret News religion writer Kelsey Dallas<\/strong>: \u201cAs I read through the report and worked on\u00a0my article<\/a>, I found myself arguing with the results and trying to write off people\u2019s frustrations.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Director of the Peninsula Multifaith Coalition of the San Francisco Bay and relationship writer Dr. Dilip Amin<\/strong>: \u201cIn the wake of all the negative vibes being created about Hinduism by the media, this HarrisX study gives a much-needed breather. \u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Catholic convert and a former ordained Baptist and Lutheran minister William Hemsworth<\/strong>: \u00a0\u201cThe study revealed a growing gap between the needs of the faithful and the coverage of faith that the media gives.\u00a0 It also shows that people of faith have an increasing desire for better news coverage.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/li>\n
Former journalist and Progressive Christian writer Ginny Baxter<\/strong>: \u201cMost of us want more balanced stories about faith and religion, and the study is a good place to jumpstart the conversation in that direction.\u201d Read more<\/a>
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Read more about the initiative at the Faith and Media Index website<\/a> and download the study here.<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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