The Law Works - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

The Law Works

Thursday at 8:30 pm on WV PBS

Friday at 11:00 am on WV PBS2

The Law Works is a weekly show on West Virginia PBS discussing legal issues that affect daily life. The Law Works considers issues ranging from how to buy a house, to identity theft, and wiretapping.

June 14, 2012 - # 1326

Social Media

The rise in the popularity of social media has led to major changes in the way we communicate. E-mail, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and other services have made communication convenient and instantaneous. But it is not without danger. I'm Dan Ringer and we'll talk about the perils of social media. On The next, The Law Works.

Guests

Links

National White Collar Crime Center

The Internet Crime Complaint Center

Dan Ringer has worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting as a volunteer since 1987 in several capacities, including as co-host of 2 prior public affairs series - On the Line With ... and Stateline Friday. He has also hosted numerous WV PBS specials concerning education, voters' rights, and political candidate debates. In 1999 Dan was named WV's first Lawyer Citizen of the Year of the WV Bar Foundation. He served as president of the WV State Bar 1999-2000 and was named the Practitioner of the Year by the American Bar Association in 2000. Dan practices law in Morgantown.

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