Hilary has accidentally crafted herself a long career in the media, taking in weekly and daily newspapers, magazines, internal comms and PR – and including the now sadly defunct teen pop bible Smash Hits.

She now works on copy, quality control and editing across the Linney Create team.

Hack to the future

Hack to the future ▶︎

Hilary Burton and Damon Parkin began their working lives as local newspaper reporters. Their careers as writers blossomed as they moved, individually, to Smash Hits and a Premier League football club, regional theatre and into corporate comms. They discussed the decline in local media, whether social media is a valid substitute, and if local means anything any more.