Hazard pay with the NYT job?

From The Moscow Times 

The NY Times says it needs a Russia Correspondent. The newspaper described the job location and conditions thusly:

“Vladimir Putin’s Russia remains one of the biggest stories in the world.

 

“It sends out hit squads armed with nerve agents against its enemies, most recently the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. It has its

cyber agents sow chaos and disharmony in the West to tarnish its democratic systems, while promoting its faux version of democracy. It has deployed private military contractors around the globe to secretly spread its influence. At home, its hospitals are filling up fast with Covid patients as its president hides out in his villa.

 

“If that sounds like a place you want to cover, then we have good news: We will have an opening for a new correspondent …”

 

The Russian foreign ministry wondered, “Does the newspaper even have the right to risk the life of a correspondent by sending them to work in such inhuman conditions?”

 

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova “implied that Russian authorities responsible for issuing visas and accreditations to foreign journalists could prohibit their entry to Russia altogether as a way to ensure their safety. 

 

“American journalists’ lives also matter, even if they work for The New York Times,” Zakharova said. 

 

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/11/23/nyts-russia-job-posting-russophobic-foreign-ministry-spokeswoman-says-a72117

 

And just so people will remember the NYT loves everybody:

 

“The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.”

 

https://nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/INYT/job/Moscow-Russia/Russia-Correspondent_REQ-008536

 

The NYT writes and prints that shit with a straight face.