It might be worth pointing out, for readers who missed it, that this article was written in 2003. So instead of asking whether it correctly describes the situat

It might be worth pointing out, for readers who missed it, that this article was written in 2003. So instead of asking whether it correctly describes the situation today, you might find it more useful to ask whether it correctly described the situation in 2003, and whether things have changed, and if so how.