Banks Peninsula, a natural area just across the bay from Christchurch. (Photo courtesy Christchurch City Council) Banks Peninsula, a natural area just across the bay from Christchurch. (Photo courtesy Christchurch City Council) 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.