Christchurch mayor Bob Parker with Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn on a visit last month where Parker offered disaster preparedness advice to Seattle officials. (Photo courtesy Christchurch City Council)

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.