Not sure an MCO preventing spotters photographing aircraft is quite the same thing, Media Ops at the operational/strategic end is a completely different ball game.
For me what was telling recently about the BBC was their decision to not produce a 90 minute programme on how Beharry won his VC in Iraq. The reason given was that the BBC did not want to alienate it's anti-war audience.
If that's an attitude they appear content to reveal is it any surprise that they treat the facts relating to the loss of servicemens lives with apparent disdain? I know for a fact, because I know BBC journos, that this is a view not shared by the majority of journos who are very sensitive to the effects of mis-reporting. However the fact that it continues to happen indicates that the BBC is not seeking to mend it's ways and put in place a policy which would see such reports come under more scrutiny before broadcast. If this means that other news channels get the story, albeit innacurate, first, then so be it.