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 ITV presenter Tom Bradby. For more information on the database click here.

Education

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Tom Bradby attended Sherborne public school then a non-Oxbridge university (source)

Revolving Door

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“Establishment” Connections

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Primary

Tom Bradby’s wife, Claudia Hill-Norton, is the daughter of Navy officer Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Nicholas John Hill-Norton. She worked at Jigsaw fashion designers with Kate Middleton (source)

Secondary

Bradby is considered a long-standing acquaintance of both Prince William and Prince Harry. He was invited to the former’s wedding and admitted in this interview that he sees both princes socially

Salary/Indications of Wealth

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According to the Radio Times, “ITV’s regular 10pm news presenter Tom Bradby is believed to earn a “similar amount to (Huw) Edwards”, according to ITV sources, a claim which would put his salary in the region of just over £500,000 per year.”

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

Summary

Tom Bradby attended a private school, is married to the daughter of a Royal Navy Vice-Admiral, counts Prince Harry and Prince William among his social circle and earns 20x the average UK salary

Impartial? Independent? Holding the powerful to account?

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