{"id":187404,"date":"2021-04-28T19:30:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T17:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/science-journalists-why-they-cant-just-be-cheerleaders\/"},"modified":"2021-04-28T19:30:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T17:30:45","slug":"science-journalists-why-they-cant-just-be-cheerleaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/science-journalists-why-they-cant-just-be-cheerleaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Science journalists: Why they can\u2019t just be cheerleaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaupdate.co.za\/media\/150432\/science-journalists-why-they-cant-just-be-cheerleaders\">Science journalists: Why they can\u2019t just be cheerleaders<\/a>: Science journalism plays an important role in informing the people about scientific findings and how they will affect the public at large. 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