Xmas decorations on a Camel Thorn tree Jason Jones SA Christmas decorations on a camel thorn tree in South Africa. (Photo from Flickr by Jason Jones) 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.