The Matrix Project is an effort to document personal factors that undermine powerful journalists’ claims of objectivity and impartiality. Are factors such as an elite education, establishment connections, personal wealth and interests in rival fields compatible with journalistic integrity? 

This page looks at Sky News Economics Editor Ed Conway. For more information on the database click here.

Education

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Ed Conway was educated at the Oratory School, an independent Catholic boarding school (source)

He went on to study at Pembroke College, Oxford and completed a Fulbright Scholarship at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard (source).

Revolving Door

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Ed Conway has served as a governor of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, one of the UK’s oldest economic think-tanks (source).

“Establishment” Connections

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Primary

None.

Secondary

None.

Salary/Indications of Wealth

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Neither Ed Conway or Sky News have disclosed his salary, but as Economics editor it is likely to be significantly more than the UK average.

As a point of comparison, the average UK salary for 2021, listed by the Office for National Statistics, was £26,193.

Complaints / apologies / Controversies

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There are no significant complaints/controversies involving Ed Conway.

Summary

Ed Conway was privately educated, before attending two prestigious universities. He has served as governor at a prominent think-tank and is likely to earn significantly more than the UK average wage.

Independent? Impartial? Holding power to account?

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