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 Guardian journalist and author Hadley Freeman. For more information on the database click here.

Education

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Hadley Freeman was educated at the independent Cambridge Centre for Sixth-Form Studies before studying English at St Anne’s College, Oxford (Source).

Revolving Door

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Freeman has no significant experience in the fields of politics or business.

“Establishment” Connections

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Primary

Freeman’s cousin was US comedian, writer and talk-show host Catie Lazarus (Source)

Salary/Indications of Wealth

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Neither Hadley Freeman nor the Guardian disclose details of her salary, but she is likely to earn significantly more than the average taxpayer.

As a point of reference, the Office for National Statistics list the average UK salary for 2021 as £26,193

Complaints / apologies / Controversies

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None.

Summary

Hadley Freeman is a privately-educated Oxford graduate who’s cousin was a famous US comedian. Freeman is likely to earn significantly more than the UK average salary.

Independent? Impartial? Holding power to account?

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