Hot time in the old town tonight

My embedded reporter from the sandbox sends a link to this article about conditions in Dubai.
Seems that the emirate (along with its sister countries in the Gulf region) prefers to keep the 'bad' stories quiet, and so it maintains a little informal censorship among journalists working there.

Rico says censorship? By a religious dictatorship? What a surprise...

Of course, there are golden handcuffs, too, as the author admits: "My work requires that I visit the emirate’s best spas and restaurants, go to lavish parties and gallery openings, and I get presents from public relations executives hoping I’ll give their clients a little coverage in the magazine."
Because the real problem is "if the emirate didn’t offer visitors and residents the opportunity to feel like jetsetters, it would be just another sand pit with unbearable summer heat."