The BBC Arabic Website’s Media Framing of the War on Gaza (2023)
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This study aimed to know the most important issues covered by the BBC channel during its coverage of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip 2023/2024, and to know what news frames were used, as well as to know the most prominent figures who appeared on the channel. The researchers relied on the descriptive analytical approach and the content analysis tool in order to analyze Articles published on the official website of the BBC channel, represented by 67 articles published in the first week of the war, and 46 articles in the fourth week. The studies concluded that the conflict frame was the leading frame among the news frames, followed by the humanitarian concerns frame, and Israeli figures and international figures emerged. Among the most prominent figures on the channel, the study also found that the channel is biased toward the Israeli side

Journal
Title
Journal of Media Studies
Publisher
Democratic Arab Center
Publisher Country
Germany
Publication Type
Both (Printed and Online)
Volume
7
Year
2024
Pages
207-239