Column | This landmark experiment was horrifying. Why is Netflix performing it again?
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"Column | This landmark experiment was horrifying. Why is Netflix performing it again?" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include People.com, SFGATE, Yahoo and The Washington Post. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- Where Are the Stanford Prison Experiment Participants Now? People.com · 22d ago
- The 'agents of chaos' from Netflix’s 'New Stanford Prison Experiment' speak out SFGATE · 22d ago
- Netflix’s ‘New Stanford Prison Experiment’ Is Rigged For Drama Yahoo · 22d ago
- Column | This landmark experiment was horrifying. Why is Netflix performing it again? The Washington Post · 22d ago
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