It is not often that the word privilege can be used spontaneously in connection with a colleague in this profession. But it has been a rare privilege to work with Jane Garner and one that I continue to enjoy.         Freelancers tend to give up easily. Not Jane. She is one of that dwindling tribe whose enthusiasm manifests itself in never saying no to any editorial enterprise. A stickler for details with a healthy respect for deadlines, Jane is deft with words and is always ready to "just do it" making any assignment look deceptively easy . She has endeared herself to us by being more than a cut above the rest and her reservoir of journalistic know-how has strengthened the three Khaleej Times publications which I now edit.         
Patrick Michael

        Jane Garner is always the most professional of journalists. Her style is always lively, informative, accurate. She has the knack of drawing you into a complex story and putting over detail in an easily digested format.         I have always admired Jane's interviewing technique. She is always well briefed in advance so she can talk knowledgeably to her interviewees without wasting time on irritating preliminaries. She is thorough and organised. But what really makes her unique is that every interviewee feels they have been "properly" interviewed when the notebook goes away - and when the article is produced and printed.         For more than 10 years in public relations for the BBC, the Royal Norwegian Embassy and now as a consultant I have always regarded Jane as my single most valuable contact. I am very happy to recommend her.         
Chris Bates, Birmingham

        Jane has worked for me for 18 months and I have been happy to use her for very different features on a variety of magazines for several reasons. She doesn't just follow but expands the brief, has an apparently endless supply of good contacts, makes sure you get the right pix AND obeys deadlines.         I'd definitely recommend her to any busy commissioning editor - especially as I've yet to find a subject Jane can't cover!         
Helen Saunders, The Communications Team, London.