Seattle Sounders vs. Philadelphia Union, May 5, 2012. (Photo by Mackenzie Ciesa) Seattle Sounders vs. Philadelphia Union, May 5, 2012. (Photo by Mackenzie Ciesa) 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.