Mayor Mike McGinn talks with members of the Nankai girl’s basketball team. The basketball exchange was sparked by the Mayor’s visit to Chongqing last year. (Photo by Alex Stonehill)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.