James Hibberd

James Hibberd is an American journalist and screenwriter. He is a current writer at large for The Hollywood Reporter, having previously worked at the magazine from 2008 to 2010 as a television editor. Before his return to The Hollywood Reporter, he worked at Entertainment Weekly until 2021. His work has been published in publications including The New York Times, Salon, Details, Cosmopolitan, and Amnesty International Magazine.

From 2003 to 2008 he worked for TelevisionWeek, becoming senior editor. In 2008 Hibberd joined The Hollywood Reporter as a senior television reporter, as an editor at large, before returning to The Hollywood Reporter in March 2021 as a writer at large.

Hibberd co-wrote the screenplay Waco with Rupert Wainwright about the Waco siege, after spending a year researching the story. Hibberd wrote the screenplay to the film Tell Me How I Die which was released in 2016 to mixed reviews.