Because it is shedding light on powerful corrupt elites and goes into some detail (given the brevity of the article), without going into wild-eyed conspiracy th

Because it is shedding light on powerful corrupt elites and goes into some detail (given the brevity of the article), without going into wild-eyed conspiracy theories or making half-assed assertions just for the sake of bashing a profit-making corporation. This sort of transparency is important to a functioning free market economy, especially in resource-rich, socioeconomically underdeveloped economies. Many of these countries don't have a well-developed press to shine the light on the corrupt practices of their government, so it's important and socially useful for the international press to pick up the slack and expose local corruption.