02/17/2009 - Social networking sites like Facebook make it easier than ever to communicate with dozens, hundreds, even thousands of friends and loose acquaintances. But they also present a major challenge: deciding what information is appropriate for a mass audience, and which tidbits should stay out of cyberspace. WAMU's The Kojo Nnamdi Show examines the "do's and dont's" for online personas and explores why this issue confounds journalists, lawyers, lawmakers and parents.

Guests:
Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project

Alicia Shepard, NPR Ombudsman

Nancy Flynn, Executive Director, The ePolicy Institute

Saqib Ali, Member, Maryland House of Delegates (D- Dist. 39, Gaithersburg)

To listen to the show Social Networking: Hazards and Opportunities visit WAMU's Web site site.