SPD Chief Kathleen O’Toole speaks to members of the ethnic press Tuesday. (Photo by Ivonne Rivera Martinez / OIRA)

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.