A classroom full of students in Japan, where class sizes average around 30 students. (Photo by Shintaro Ozawa) A classroom full of students in Japan, where class sizes average around 30 students. (Photo by Shintaro Ozawa) 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.