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 Political Deputy Editor, Sam Coates. For more information on the database click here.

Education

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Sam Coates studied Social and Political Science at Cambridge. (source)

Revolving Door

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Sam Coates has no significant professional experience in politics or business.

“Establishment” Connections

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Primary

None.

Secondary

None.

Salary/Indications of Wealth

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Neither Sam Coates nor Sky have disclosed details of his salary. As Deputy Political Editor at Sky News he 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

Sam Coates was educated at Cambridge and is likely to earn vastly more than the UK average salary.

Independent? Impartial? Holding power to account?

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