One of Selam Zecharias’s perks at Facebook’s Seattle office is this common area which has a cocoon-style nap pod. (Photo by Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

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.