Longform journalism by its nature has to be thoroughly reported, so often you'll see pieces these days framed as explicit apologia that nonetheless provide everything you need to subvert and deconstruct the narrative
This kind of journalism is in an interim stage of integration into the messaging apparatus; still have older folks plying their trade and mostly adhering to the prior standards except through ritualistic asides that affirm the slogans
Until a stronger effort is made to suppress the unruly facts entirely, you can still interface with reality in the pages of regime publications in this way, provided you are alert to the tells
Believe me, the propagandistically-minded are aware of this and are working tirelessly to be in a position to douse these fading embers in a cleansing cascade -- they just haven't quite maneuvered themselves to where they can. Yet.
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