Michael Glackin is a UK based freelance journalist who covers Middle East politics and economics and UK, European and US finance and economics.He has written for The Daily Mail, The Sunday Times, Independent on Sunday, The Daily Star, Now Lebanon, alarabiya.com, Zawya.com, The Jordan Star, The London Evening Standard, The Sunday Herald, The Scotsman. A former producer of BBC Television's World Business Report, he has also commented on Middle East issues on BBC television and radio as well as ABC television's Nightline program and Russia Today's Crossfire program.He is well versed in turning complex information, be it the intricacies of Middle East politics or financial reports and economic statistics, into a readable format while meeting tight real-time and daily deadlines.