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You're probably referring to one incident on one naval ship that was reported where the crew had the Sky News feed substituted for the BBC news feed, which was partially in response to a BBC story about an incident involving the ship that the crew felt portrayed them unfairly."
He probably was:
"Americans weren't the only ones to drift away from the BBC. Krugman Truth Squad member Matthew Hoy reminded us on his blog, Hoystory.com, that the "crew of the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal turned off the BBC and switched to Rupert Murdoch's Sky News." That's right, the same Rupert Murdoch whose News Corporation owns Fox. Hoy continued: "According to a 'senior rating' on the Ark Royal: 'The BBC always takes the Iraqis' side. "
http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_luskin/luskin051403.asp
That should tell any American all they need to know about the rabid BBC aka British BS Corporation.
The BBC were a disgrace during the Iraq War.
They are still a disgrace today.
"That should tell any American all they need to know about the rabid BBC aka British BS Corporation."
They changed it back again later, not sure what that would tell you.
I tend to prefer Sky News to the BBC for tv news coverage, although the BBC is unparalleled in other areas. But having watched both fairly extensively there is not a great deal of difference.