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Sara Lerner

All Tech Considered
2:32 am
Wed March 27, 2013

More Than Just Angry Birds, Apps Can Have A Humanitarian Side Too

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University of Washington computer science student Laura McFarlane and her team work on their smartphone app aimed at helping girls being illegally trafficked get help.
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Originally published on Mon April 1, 2013 3:13 pm

There's a trend in the startup world toward combining business and smartphone apps with altruistic goals.

At a recent hackathon, where tech developers get together to create new apps and programs in a short amount of time, about a dozen University of Washington computer science students work diligently on their projects.

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4:21 pm
Tue October 30, 2012

'Seattle Times' Under Fire For Free Political Ads

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Staffers at The Seattle Times are protesting the newspaper's decision to run free political ads for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and for the state's referendum that would legalize same-sex marriage. The company says the ads are part of a pilot project to prove that political advertising in newspapers can work. But journalists at the paper say giving away the space diminishes their journalistic integrity.

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