Claim: Rex Jory started as a copy boy in 1960, becoming an associate editor, regular columnist, and writer for the UK-based BBC and other well-known media organizations.
Evidence: Jory was born and educated in Adelaide and joined The News as a copy boy in 1960. 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 is an associate editor of The Advertiser, regular columnist for both The Advertiser and the Sunday Mail and leader writer for The Advertiser.