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University of Kansas: Public Opinion on Wrongful Convictions Swayed by Entertainment Series, Study Finds
June 25, 2019
LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 25 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:

Americans are hooked on the Netflix series "When They See Us," which reconstructs the true story of five Harlem teens falsely accused of a brutal crime.

But a new study suggests entertainment programs about cases of wrongful conviction actually change public opinion more effectively than facts or statistics.

That's the finding of Kevin Mullinix, . . .

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