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 former-BBC-turned-LBC presenter Shelagh Fogarty. For more information on the database click here.

Education

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Shelagh Fogarty was educated at a state comprehensive and a non-Oxbridge university.

Revolving Door

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Shelagh Fogarty has no significant experience working in rival fields to the media

“Establishment” Connections

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None.

Salary/Indications of Wealth

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Neither Shelagh Fogarty or LBC disclose her salary but it is likely to be 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

Shelagh Fogarty meets none of the criteria for the Matrix Project. This makes her an outlier among the top 100 UK journalists sampled for the project.

Learn more about the Matrix Project here.

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