An Evaluation of BBC Persian Satellite Network's Utilization of the PSYOP Techniques in 2010 Presidential Elections

Presidential elections in Iran have been accompanied by unique events in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this process, numerous unprecedented movements were formed against the political system. This study looks into the media practices of BBC Persian TV during the tenth presidential elections in Iran. It is a kind of field research and the method is descriptive survey. The population and sample include the experts of social, military, security and media issues and psychological operations. The sample consisted of 37 subjects selected through the availability sampling technique. Then, the required data were collected on the basis of a researcher-made questionnaire containing 25 items. Based on the respondents’ answers and the Friedman Test, BBC Persian TV utilized a range of PSYOP techniques in 2010 presidential elections, which have been identified and introduced here in the order of the most-frequently used and the most-frequently used ones.