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 business correspondent Ian King. For more information on the database click here.

Education

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No information is available regarding Ian King’s early education. He attended a non-Oxbridge University (source)

Revolving Door

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Prior to his career as a journalist, Ian King was a Business Analyst for Midland Bank/HSBC (source)

“Establishment” Connections

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Primary

None.

Salary/Indications of Wealth

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Neither Sky News nor Ian King have disclosed his salary. His increasing prominence suggests that he earns significantly more than the UK average.

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

Summary

Ian King is a former business analyst for one of the UK’s big four banks, and likely earns significantly more than the UK average.

Impartial? Independent? Holding the powerful to account?

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