{"id":12523,"date":"2024-03-04T09:07:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/04\/massive-study-unveils-what-people-really-believe-about-how-hollywood-treats-faith\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T09:07:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:37:33","slug":"massive-study-unveils-what-people-really-believe-about-how-hollywood-treats-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/04\/massive-study-unveils-what-people-really-believe-about-how-hollywood-treats-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Study Unveils What People Really Believe About How Hollywood Treats Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-cbn-component-name=\"wysiwyg_editor\">\n<p>A new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/in\/news-releases\/massive-global-entertainment-study-shows-audiences-yearning-for-more-accurate-and-diverse-portrayals-of-faith-in-tv-and-movies-reveals-untapped-opportunities-for-studios-302060763.html\">survey<\/a>\u00a0exploring opinions about faith in entertainment found a widespread global belief that Hollywood needs to do a better job of accurately portraying faith and religion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to them on the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"482\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?p=CCBNC3640195386\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The sweeping Global Faith and Entertainment study, conducted by HarrisX in partnership with the Faith and Media Initiative, surveyed nearly 10,000 entertainment consumers in 11 countries, yielding comprehensive results that provide a lens into how the masses view this important issue.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of Americans who consume entertainment (69%) believe \u201cTV and movies perpetuate religious stereotypes,\u201d according to\u00a0<a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/in\/news-releases\/massive-global-entertainment-study-shows-audiences-yearning-for-more-accurate-and-diverse-portrayals-of-faith-in-tv-and-movies-reveals-untapped-opportunities-for-studios-302060763.html\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/in\/news-releases\/massive-global-entertainment-study-shows-audiences-yearning-for-more-accurate-and-diverse-portrayals-of-faith-in-tv-and-movies-reveals-untapped-opportunities-for-studios-302060763.html\">the results<\/a>. Meanwhile, 68% of global viewers would like to see diverse religious representations in movies and TV.<\/p>\n<p>And, perhaps most interestingly, a majority of consumers believe religious identity is the most underrepresented and \u201cmost sensationalized\u201d of identities covered in entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Many people don\u2019t see their faith represented on the big and small screens as often as they see sexual orientation, race, and gender, and feel it\u2019s often stereotypically presented when it does end up emerging.<\/p>\n<p>An even\u00a0<a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/in\/news-releases\/massive-global-entertainment-study-shows-audiences-yearning-for-more-accurate-and-diverse-portrayals-of-faith-in-tv-and-movies-reveals-untapped-opportunities-for-studios-302060763.html\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/in\/news-releases\/massive-global-entertainment-study-shows-audiences-yearning-for-more-accurate-and-diverse-portrayals-of-faith-in-tv-and-movies-reveals-untapped-opportunities-for-studios-302060763.html\">stronger majority<\/a>\u00a0of international consumers (80%) believe it\u2019s important for entertainment venues to take steps to improve portrayals of religious experience to improve accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Patterson, CEO of Trilith Studios, a Hollywood production house in Fayette County, Georgia, said the results shed light on the important role Hollywood plays in shaping perceptions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe findings of the Global Faith and Entertainment Study underscore an important responsibility we have in Hollywood \u2014 to authentically portray faith and spirituality in our productions,\u201d Patterson\u00a0<a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/in\/news-releases\/massive-global-entertainment-study-shows-audiences-yearning-for-more-accurate-and-diverse-portrayals-of-faith-in-tv-and-movies-reveals-untapped-opportunities-for-studios-302060763.html\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/in\/news-releases\/massive-global-entertainment-study-shows-audiences-yearning-for-more-accurate-and-diverse-portrayals-of-faith-in-tv-and-movies-reveals-untapped-opportunities-for-studios-302060763.html\">said<\/a>\u00a0in a statement. \u201cDoing so represents an opportunity to bridge cultural divides, challenge stereotypes, and tell stories that reflect the diverse spiritual experiences of our global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cIt\u2019s not just about representation; it\u2019s about making a positive impact on society through the stories we choose to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Consumers agreed three steps can be taken to help improve faith portrayals, including: hiring writers and talent who share the faith of the characters being portrayed, hiring experts to help frame such portrayals, and writing more diverse religious characters and storylines into the mix.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the results\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/in\/news-releases\/massive-global-entertainment-study-shows-audiences-yearning-for-more-accurate-and-diverse-portrayals-of-faith-in-tv-and-movies-reveals-untapped-opportunities-for-studios-302060763.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/cbnnews\/us\/2024\/march\/massive-study-unveils-what-people-really-believe-about-how-hollywood-treats-faith\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new\u00a0survey\u00a0exploring opinions about faith in entertainment found a widespread global belief that Hollywood needs to do a better job of accurately portraying faith and religion. Listen to them on the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d The sweeping Global Faith and Entertainment study, conducted by HarrisX in partnership with the Faith and Media Initiative, surveyed nearly 10,000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[]},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}