Reporting in the Middle East Isn't Nearly as Glamorous as This LA Times Job Posting Makes It Sound

Working as the Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times sounds like something out of a movie. The problem? That movie sounds a lot like Aladdin.

Following widespread criticism, The Times on Tuesday revised its recent job posting for a Middle East correspondent. The original posting said the reporter would need to be “capable of plunging into these ancient and dazzling cultures” and capture “their capability for brutish violence.”