Framing Assad’s fall on British Broadcasting Corporation Arabic and Alhadath

Fadhilah, Nadia Sailil and Al Anshory, Abdul Muntaqim (2025) Framing Assad’s fall on British Broadcasting Corporation Arabic and Alhadath. Jurnal Peurawi : Media Kajian Komunikasi Islam, 8 (2). pp. 1-24. ISSN 2598-6031

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Abstract

International media coverage of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime varies in its presentation, which has the potential to shape different public perceptions. How did BBC News Arabic and Al-Hadath present the collapse of this regime in a relatively short period of time? This study analyzes the differences in presentation using Robert Entman's model, which includes problem definition, diagnosis of causes, moral assessment, and recommended solutions. The primary data consists of two YouTube videos: “The Fall of Bashar al-Assad's Regime in 12 Days” from BBC News Arabic and “The Story of the Fall of the Assad Regime in 10 Days” from Al-Hadath, supplemented by secondary sources. The qualitative methods used include listening, reading, and note-taking techniques, with a three-stage analysis according to Miles and Huberman. The results show that BBC News Arabic emphasizes the military operations of opposition forces that seized strategic areas (Aleppo, Hama, Damascus), the weakening of the regime's control, and human rights violations. Al-Hadath highlights the political transition through the official declaration of the former Syrian prime minister, which marks a new political era. Both media outlets show different framing strategies in presenting the narrative of Assad's downfall.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Bashar al-Assad; framing; news; movement opposition; Syria
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2003 Language Studies > 200318 Middle Eastern Languages 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200403 Discourse and Pragmatics > 20040399 Discourse and Pragmatics not elsewhere classified 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200409 Arabic Linguistics > 20040999 Arabic Linguistics not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of Arabic Language and Letters
Depositing User:	abdul muntaqim al anshory
Date Deposited:	22 May 2026 16:12

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