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- Title
Peer Perceptions of Media Elites and Hierarchical Differentiation Among Financial Journalists.
- Authors
Tran, Hai L.; Ragas, Matthew W.
- Abstract
Existing research has demonstrated how media elites influence journalistic practices, but much less has been done to help explain why journalists grant such a high status to select peers in the first place. This study explores rank allocation within a news ecosystem through the theoretical framework of social hierarchy. Survey data from a representative sample of U.S.-based financial journalists indicate that peer perceptions of prestige (i.e., deference earned by expertise, knowledge, or success) significantly and consistently drive group consensus on the most influential members within a news beat. The theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of the study findings are discussed.
- Subjects
MASS media &; society; POWER-elite model; INFLUENCE; PEER communication; HIERARCHIES; SOCIAL perception; BUSINESS journalism; PRESTIGE
- Publication
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2018, Vol 95, Issue 1, p258
- ISSN
1077-6990
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1077699017691249