Jana Ciglerová studied journalism in Prague and international journalism in London. In the UK, she worked for The Observer and published with the Evening Standard. She began her journalistic career as a media correspondent for the biggest Czech daily Mlada fronta Dnes while still a student, then moved on to another Czech daily, Lidove noviny, where she worked as a UK correspondent from London. Upon her return to the Czech Republic from London, Jana became the editor in chief of the Czech version of Elle magazine and later launched a women's weekly supplement at the biggest national newspaper MF Dnes and worked there as feature writer. She has lived in the US and has been working as a special US correspondent for Denik N based both in Prague and the US.She is also very active in television where she produced a weekly documentary program and launched a women's talk show. In 2009, she has received a prize for outstanding contribution to promoting women's issues in the mainstream media. In 2019, she received internationally acclaimed journalistic prize Amerigo for her book about the US called American Diary. She is now based in Prague, Czech Republic, and is returning back to the US.