Protestors in Ukraine initially turned out in support of EU membership last year, but dissent over corruption quickly came to the forefront. (Photo by Nessa Gnatoush via Wikipedia)

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.