Who wins the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting? Cumulative advantage and social stratification in journalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7477459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yong Volz (corresponding author), Yong Z Volz (University of Missouri), Francis Lee (0000-0003-1587-4950), Francis LF Lee (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 587-605 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1464884912455905 |
| OpenAlex | W2125135107 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 33 |
Robert Merton’s theory of cumulative advantage posits that the initial status advantages one acquires can successively lead to greater opportunities in career advancement. This study examines the cumulative effect of individual and institutional factors on the likelihood of one’s success in international reporting, an area commonly considered as the mark of an ultra-elite in journalistic stratification. Analyzing a sample of 814 Pulitzer winners whose life courses and career progressions are reconstructed using various archival data, our study shows that international reporting winners, compared with local reporting awardees, are more likely to be male, foreign born, cosmopolites, and Ivy League graduates. These initial advantages, however, mainly improve their chances of joining top news organizations in the first place. Being selected by those news organizations boosts disproportionally their successive probability of winning the Pulitzers. The process of advantage accumulation in journalism accentuates the social stratification in society at large
Demographic economics · Economics · Elite · Journalism · League · Media studies · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Social stratification · Sociology · Media Influence and Politics · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Law
Social Stratification in Science
Increasing Returns and Path Dependence in the Economy
Self-Employment as a Career Choice
Implicit social cognition
Scientific Community.
The Forms of Capital
Scientific Careers
Cumulative Advantage as a Mechanism for Inequality
The New Foreign Correspondence
Priorities in Scientific Discovery
The Newspeople
US Foreign Correspondents
Editors' Attitudes and Behavior toward Journalism Awards
Through their Eyes
Careership
Productivity Differences Among Scientists
The Matthew Effect in Science, II
Foreign Correspondents and the Varieties of Cosmopolitanism
Women in Science
Career Salience and Atypicality of Occupational Choice among College Women
The Origins of Status Hierarchies
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |