{"id":112629,"date":"2023-10-20T06:45:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=112629"},"modified":"2023-10-20T06:45:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:45:08","slug":"bhekisisa-op-ed-the-fine-line-between-wrong-and-almost-right-and-how-that-plays-out-during-pandemics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=112629","title":{"rendered":"BHEKISISA OP-ED: The fine line between wrong and almost right \u2014 and how that plays out during pandemics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What should journalists do when presidents say the wrong thing \u2013 report the story or bury it? 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