James Hibberd

James Hibberd
Title: Former Editor at Large
Education: The University of Texas at Austin
  • James Hibberd is the former editor at large at Entertainment Weekly. He left EWin 2021.
  • He joined EW in 2011.
  • He was a senior broadcast reporter at Television Week from 2003 to 2007 and TV editor at The Hollywood Reporter from 2007 to 2010. He wrote the oral history book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series, published in 2020.

Experience

James Hibberd joined Entertainment Weekly as editor at large in 2011. He left EW in 2021.

He wrote the oral history book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series, published in 2020. His previous experience includes working as a senior broadcast reporter at Television Week from 2003 to 2007 and TV editor at The Hollywood Reporter from 2007 to 2010.

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