Alex Woodson

Digital Content Producer & Editorial Manager, Carnegie Council

Alex Woodson is a digital content producer, editorial manager, and the host of the Global Ethics Review podcast. He was also the host of the Carnegie New Leaders Podcast and was contributing editor for Policy Innovations.

Woodson previously worked as a reporter for The Hollywood Reporter, mostly covering digital media news, and as a contributing writer for the United Nations Association's The Interdependent. He has also worked for Scholastic and the National Basketball Association.

In addition, he has interned at Council on Foreign Relations, Worldwatch Institute, and InterAction.

Woodson is a graduate of New York University, where he received a BA in journalism. He also received an MA in global communication from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.

Featured Work

JAN 25, 2024 Article

A Conversation with Carnegie Ethics Fellow Hinh Tran

This interview series profiles members of the inaugural Carnegie Ethics Fellows cohort. This discussion features Hinh Tran, senior counsel at tech company Ramp.

Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in Killers of the Flower Moon. Credit: Apple TV+

DEC 19, 2023 Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Killers of the Flower Moon"

This review explores ethical issues in "Killers of the Flower Moon," including the treatment of the Native American victims of the Osage Reign of Terror.

OCT 6, 2023 Article

A Conversation with Carnegie Ethics Fellow George Shadrack Kamanda

This new interview series profiles members of the inaugural Carnegie Ethics Fellows cohort. This discussion features George Shadrack Kamanda.

Oppenheimer movie poster

AUG 1, 2023 Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Oppenheimer"

This review explores ethical issues in the Oscar-winning film, including the morality of building the bomb, empathy for victims, and the Cold War arms race.

RRR film image

JUL 12, 2023 Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "RRR"

This review discusses the themes of this wildly successful Indian film and looks at ethical issues related to politics, colonialism, religion, and class.

JUN 27, 2023 Article

A Conversation with Carnegie Ethics Fellow Ebuka Okoli

This new interview series profiles members of the inaugural Carnegie Ethics Fellows cohort. This discussion features Ebuka Okoli, a graduate student at Illinois State University.

JUN 27, 2023 Article

A Conversation with Carnegie Ethics Fellow Christine Jakobson

This new interview series profiles members of the inaugural Carnegie Ethics Fellows cohort. This discussion features Christine Jakobson, an associate principal at Principia Advisory.

Image from All Quiet on the Western Front

MAR 14, 2023 Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "All Quiet on the Western Front"

Read a discussion of ethical issues in this film concerning parallels to the Russia-Ukraine War, violence in movies, and the controversy in Germany.

Avatar: The Way of Water theatrical poster

FEB 1, 2023 Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Avatar: The Way of Water"

Read a synopsis of James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" with a discussion of ethical issues in the film related to colonialism, cultural appropriation ...

SEP 22, 2022 Podcast

Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine, with Liubov Tsybulska

Liubov Tsybulska, a hybrid warfare expert and advisor to the government of Ukraine, discusses Russian disinformation efforts and how the conflict has changed on the ...