Rex Jory

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Rex Jory
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William Rex Jory

c.1944
NationalityAustralian
OccupationJournalist

William Rex Jory OAM is a retired Australian journalist. He was an associate editor of The Advertiser , regular columnist for both The Advertiser and the Sunday Mail and leader writer for The Advertiser.

Jory was born and educated in Adelaide and joined The News as a copy boy in 1959. In 1965, he moved to London, working with the BBC, spent a year in South Africa and returned to Adelaide in 1970 as political writer for The News. He was transferred to the Canberra bureau in 1978, joined The Advertiser in 1983 as special writer, moved to The News in 1984 and was made editor of the Sunday Mail until 1986 when he returned to The Advertiser, as political editor. In 1990, Jory was awarded a Jefferson Fellowship in the United States, was appointed deputy editor of The Advertiser and in 1997 became a daily columnist.

Jory was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2014 Australia Day Honours for "service to journalism, and to the community of South Australia". [1]

Jory retired as a regular columnist in September 2019, 60 years and four months after starting as a copy boy at The News. [2]

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References

  1. "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mr William Rex JORY". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2020. For service to journalism, and to the community of South Australia.
  2. Jory, Rex (15 September 2019). "Rex Jory: It's been a hell of a ride, thank you South Australia". The Advertiser . Retrieved 22 December 2020.