The thing is you just need to piss off an industry contact once to be taken off of their list, essentially neutering themselves in the future and making them less competitive compared to other websites.
It's a sad state of affair, but that's the reality of it.
They were already neutered, they weren't given a part to review. the part they allegedly have was probably gotten through unofficial means, since it is highly unlikely intel would just give out parts to media outlets ahead of a launch without an NDA attached to it.
It's a sad state of affair, but that's the reality of it.