Largest tagged male great white shark in Atlantic spotted near Outer Banks
10 news sources are covering this Science story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.
📍 How it ended
A record-breaking 1,700lb male great white shark known as Contender was spotted near the Outer Banks. The shark, the largest ever recorded in the Atlantic, resurfaced after months of silence and headed toward Cape Cod.
Epilogue added 99d ago, after coverage quieted.
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 10 distinct news outlets with 11 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 9.
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"Largest tagged male great white shark in Atlantic spotted near Outer Banks" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 11 articles from 10 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include NJ.com, New Jersey 101.5, Yahoo and the-sun.com. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Largest tagged male great white shark in Atlantic spotted near Outer Banks 13newsnow.com · 104d ago broke it first
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