What’s the difference between the NYT and the North Korean press talking about Dear Leader in glowing, adoring and worshiping tones?...................
In NK, if you don't glorify the leader enough, you could go to prison, or in extreme cases, face death by anti-aircraft battery.
With the NYT, they do it because they want to. Or, from the point of view of some hack writing it, because the editorial policy mandates it.