Is there any way to actually win this game, and get your family? The paper begins as Republia Times, but after a while the rebels want me to start publishing stories that decrease loyalty. Well, I successfully do that, and finally the rebels congratulate me for a job well done, but apologize for not being able to rescue my family. The paper is now Democria Times, and I do the same thing again: increase loyalty at first, until I start getting the rebel messages again, then publish negative stories which again lower the loyalty. Finally they congratulate me again, but still weren't able to save the family. This seems to be an infinite loop.

So, does the game never end then? It seems like a fairly stupid bug/feature, although I guess I can accept it because the game was so quickly developed. Just would've liked to see an ending, so far this game seems unfinished. Or is it something I'm missing?

I'm pretty sure it's a satirical comment on USSR-esque states and historical revisionism. (That and it was a warmup for Ludum Dare, so the whole game was probably made in 48 hours.)