Education
She was educated at the Folkestone School for Girls and became editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle for six and half years (1996–2002) and a member of the Press Complaints Commission (1999–2002).
She was educated at the Folkestone School for Girls and became editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle for six and half years (1996–2002) and a member of the Press Complaints Commission (1999–2002).
She also worked at Thomson Regional Newspapers as Head of Editorial Staff Development. Her term expired on 31 October 2014. As National Trustee for England, Hastings chairs the Audience Council England, an advisory body to the British Broadcasting Corporation Trust.
On 1 November 2006 Hastings was appointed as one of the founding members of the British Broadcasting Corporation Trust.