Janet Stilson honed her skills as a reporter at Variety, the showbiz bible. From there, she rose through the editorial ranks at a number of business publications geared to media and entertainment executives. She is a contributing editor at TVNewsCheck. She was also editor of Crain’s NewsPro, as well as the Media Financial Management Association’s magazine The Financial Manager. She has freelanced for many other fine publications, including The New York Times, The Financial Times, TV Guide, The Hollywood Reporter and Adweek.