Traditionally played 15-on-15, a shorter 7-on-7 format of rugby will be played for the first time at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Tomasz Przechlewski)

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.