He is a current Editor at Large for The Hollywood Reporter[2] again after a ten year stint at Entertainment Weekly.

His work has been published in publications including The New York Times, Salon, Details, Cosmopolitan, and Amnesty International Magazine.

[5] In 2001, while a writer at the Phoenix New Times, Hibberd conducted an interview with an active serial eco-arsonist who had not yet been captured by police.

Some criticized Hibberd’s decision, including The Arizona Republic and the mayor of Phoenix, who accused him of assisting the arsonist.

A judge ruled that Hibberd was not legally obligated to hand over any material to police as the arsonist was a protected source.