How Biased are BBC Reports Related to 7 th OctoberEvents in Gaza

Abstract

BBC is famous for its professional work of informing people. This study aims to examine the persuasive strategies used by analyzing the appeals and identifying the fallacies in three BBC video reports on October 7 events in Gaza in order to identify and evaluate biases in the news. The research aims to contribute in providing the public with simple tools that reveal the objectivity of news in the media through examining the verbal and non-verbal language, which may permit to increase the awareness of both the informant and informed to verify the credibility of the information. Three journalists from three different backgrounds conducted the video reports, and the results reveal hidden fallacies that mirror some biases in BBC news, which undermine information credibility of the channel.