Law Office of Bradley S. Shear

Bradley's expert commentary and insight is regularly requested by the most trusted names in television, radio, print, and digital media. Some of the news organizations that have utilized Bradley as an expert source include:  The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, The Washington Post, Time, USA Today, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, Bloomberg Business Week, The BBC, NPR, C-SPAN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, The Today Show, and MSNBC. Media outlets from around the world regularly contact Bradley to obtain his analysis regarding how social media and digital technology intersects the law, public policy, and sports.   

Some of Bradley's recent media mentions and appearances may be accessed below:

Television

• NBC 4 Washington DC, May 13, 2013, "Five D.C. Firefighters on Desk Duty After Facebook Post Critical of D.C. Police"
• C-SPAN Washington Journal, January 24, 2013, "Social Media and the Workplace"
• Bloomberg TV, December 18, 2012, Ïnstagram Policy Changes Allow Sale of User Photos
• Fox 45 Broadcast News Evening Show Baltimore, MD: November 9, 2012: "Baltimore City Police Department Consider Implementing a Social Media Policy"
• CTV Teleivsion News Channel of Canada: October 19, 2012: "Nasty comment on Amanda Todd memorial page gets Ontario man fired"
• Fox 5 Broadcast News Evening Show Washington, DC: April 20, 2012: "Maryland becomes first to OK social media password protection bill"
  
• Fox 5 Broadcast News Morning Show Washington, DC: March 19, 2012: "Md. Lawmakers to Propose Bills Banning Access to Personal Social Media Sites"
  

• NBC 4 Washington, DC, March 3, 2012: "Facebook Adoption Couple Looking For 2nd Child"
• Fox 5 Broadcast News Morning Show Washington, DC: January 4, 2012: "Disconnecting From Technology in 2012"
  
• CTV Television News Channel of Canada: December 28, 2011: "Latest Tweet Battle-Who Owns Twitter Accounts?"
• NBC 4 Washington television interview with Angie Goff, November 20, 2011, "Black Friday Shoppers Flock Facebook, VA Cadet Invites Star to Ball"
• NBC 4 Washington television interview with Angie Goff, October 22, 2011: "Health Insurance and Social Media"
  
• MSNBC Television interview with Richard Lui: June 1, 2011: "Congressman Weiner's Twitter Hacking Allegations"

Print/Digital

• Forbes.com, June 11, 2013, "Why Twitter Disclaimers Like 'Views Are My Own' Won't Save Your Job"
  
• Esquire Magazine, June/July 2013, "The Everyman's Guide To Notable Transgressions"
  
• ABC News, May 17, 2013, "Members of Congress Ask Google to Respond to a List of Glass Privacy Concerns"
  
• Daily Mail, May 9, 2013, "Revealed:  What it's really liek to look through Google Glass"
• Daily Mail, May 7, 2013, "Could Google Glass be banned from public places before it even goes on sale?"
  
• New York Times, May 7, 2013, "Google Glass Picks up Early Signal: Keep Out"
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 23, 2013, "Bill limiting online checks a reasonable compromise"
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 20, 2013, "Wisconsin lawmakers tackle issue of social media privacy"
  
• National Journal, April 19, 2013 "Is it Illiegal to Impersonate the Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect (or anyone else) on Twitter?"
• CNN, April 18, 2013, "When oversharing online can get you arrested"
• The Washington Post, April 13, 2013, "Google releases tool for managing online data after death"
  
• Voice of America, April 4, 2013, "Social Media and Employment Law"
• Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2013, "Microsoft Backs School Privacy Bill Taking Aim at Google"
• ABC News, March 4, 2013, "It's Time To Legalize Cell Phone Unlocking, Says White House"
• Maryland Daily Record, February 14, 2013, Are colleges stalking student-athletes?
  
• Orlando Sentinel, February 10, 2013, After Te'o hoax and much lower-profile gaffes, schools grapple with social media
• ABC News, February 7, 2013, SNOPA, Law to Make it Illegal for Employers to Ask for Passwords
• San Antonio Express-News, January 27, 2013, "Social media monitors targeted"
• Daily Mail, January 26, 2013, "Jailbreaking cell phones to become illegal"
• The Atlanta Journal Consitution, January 26, 2013, "Now illegal to unlock new phones without permission"
• ABC News, January 26, 2013, "It's Now Illegal to Unlock Your Cellphone" 
• ABA Journal, January 18, 2013, "Why Internet imposters are difficult to prosecute"
  
• NBC News, January 18, 2013, "Masquerading as online lover not necessarily a crime, experts says"
• The New York Times, January 18, 2013, "In Te'o Story Deception Ripped From the Screen"
• The Washington Post, January 4, 2013, "Facebook post on drunk driving lands teen in hot water"
  
• Richmond Federal Reserve Region Focus Fourth Quarter 2012, "New Laws Protect Social Media Privacy" (Page 9)
  
• ABC News, December 27, 2012, "California First to Endorse Comprehensive Social Media Privacy Law"
• ABC News, December 18, 2012, "#Instagate: Instagram Claims Right to License Users' Photos to Advertisers; Users Protest"
• ABC News, December 17, 2012, "Newton Connecticut School Shooting Spurs Fake Adam Lanza Accounts and Other Social Media Hoaxes"
• The Washington Post, December, December 14, 2012, "Facebook, Amazon recruiting programmers based on social footprint"
• The Maryland Daily Record, December 9, 2012, "Md. lawyers gain exposure through social media"
• ABC News, November 27, 2012, "Facebook Copyright Hoax Leads to Funny Memes"
• ABC News, November 26, 2012, "Stop! Don't Copy and Paste That Copyright Facebook Message"
• The Baltimore Sun, November 21, 2012, "University System of Maryland regents face criticism for secret vote, but no punishment likely"
• The Guardian, November 15, 2012, "Google's lawyers under siege"
• Mashable, November 9, 2012, "Are Twitter's Sports Trolls Out of Control?"
• ABC News, November 6, 2012, "Ballot and Polling-Place Photos: Think Before You Instagram or Share"
• Associated Press/The Washington Post, "New social media policy for Baltimore Fire Dept., November", November 2, 2012
• The Baltimore Sun, November 1, 2012, "City fire department implements new social media policy"
  
• American Bar Association Bar Journal, November 1, 2012, "Site Unseen: Schools, Bosses Barred From Eyeing Students', Workers' Social Media"
• The Seattle Times, October 24, 2012, "WSU coach Mike Leach's ban of Twitter raises legal concerns"
• Northwest Public Radio, October 24, 2012, "WSU Coach Leach Bans Players From Tweeting"
• Time Magazine, October 22, 2012, "Jock Police"
• The Guardian, October 16, 2012, "Google privacy policy slammed by EU data protection chiefs"
  
• Daily Mail, October 15, 2012, "Google facing major inquiries on both sides of the Atlantic over privacy and competition"
  
• The Guardian, October 15, 2012, "Google 'to be told by EU to unravel privacy policy"
  
• NBC News, October 12, 2012, "When you and employers split, who gets your friends and followers?
  
• Compliance Week, October 9, 2012, "New Social Media Privacy Laws Raise Questions For Financial Firms"
• Information Week, October 1, 2012, "California Passes Tough New Social Media Privacy Laws"
• San Jose Mercury News, September 27, 2012, "Facebook, Twitter, email passwords made private under California law"
• Student Press Law Center, Fall 2012, "Hand over your passwords, or else"
• Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2012, "Court: Student's Facebook Messages Are Protected Free Speech"
• Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2012, "California Raises the Bar on Social Media Privacy"
• Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2012, "California Senate Passes Social Media Privacy Bill"
• Mashable, August 21, 2012, "Social Media Privacy For College Athletes? California Senate Says Yes
  
• Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle, August 21, 2012, "Ky. universities monitor athletes' social media
  
• NBC News, August 21, 2012, "Yankees win protection against terrorism-but what did you lose?"
  
• USA Today, August 20, 2012, "University of Kentucky, Louisville monitor athletes' tweets"
• Mashable, August 20, 2012, "Inside the Battle for College Athletes' Social Media Lives"
  
• The Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2012, "Illinois Becomes Third State To Pass Social Media Privacy Law"
  
• The Washington Post, July 26, 2012, "Facebook shares down ahead of earnings report'
• Lexington Herald-Leader, July 26, 2012, "What are the Wildcats tweeting? UK knows; it monitors athletes' accounts"
  
• Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2012, "Delaware Schools to Be Barred from Students' Social Media Lives"
• Los Angeles Times, July 2, 2012, "Student social media privacy legislation passes Delaware legislature"
  
• Read Write Web, June 26, 2012, "Olympic Social Media Guidelines Muzzle Athletes"
• Roll Call, June 18, 2012, "IAmA United States Congressman"
  
• The Washington Post, June 15, 2012, "Dealing with bad ads online"
  
• Christian Science Monitor, June 11, 2012, "Job Interviewer asks for Facebook password. Should you give it?"
• Chicago Tribune, May 23, 2012, "Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn"
  
• NBC News, May 22, 2012, "Could you be sued for texting with a driver? Experts say, maybe"
  
• NBC News, May 9, 2012, "Bill would make Facebook snooping, digital spying by employers illegal."
  
• The Washington Post, May 3, 2012: "Maryland becomes first state to prohibit employers from asking for Facebook logins"
• ABC News, May 1, 2012, "SNOPA: Bill to Ban Schools and Employers From Asking For Passwords"
• NBC News, April 27, 2012, "SNOPA" would ban employers, and schools from demanding Facebook passwords
• The Associated Press, April 20, 2012, "Md. becomes first to OK password protection bill"
• The Washington Post, April 15, 2012, "Md. employers cannot collect Facebook passwords"
  
• ABC News, April 11, 2012, "Maryland Bill Bans Employers From Facebook Passwords"
  
• Huffington Post, April 11, 2012, "Maryland to Ban Employers From Asking For Facebook, Twitter Passwords"
  
• New York Daily News, April 11, 2012, "Maryland bill bans employers from asking for Facebook, social media passwords"
  
• The Washington Post, April 10, 2012, "Maryland lawmakers approve bill barring employers from collecting passwords"
  
• The Baltimore Sun, April 10, 2012, "Maryland becomes first state to ban employers from asking for social media passwords."
• The Maryland Daily Record, April 10, 2012, "Social networks in Maryland get protection"
  
• The New York Times, March 30, 2012, "Following Twitter, Seeking Red Flags"
• ABC News, March 26, 2012, "Demanding Facebook Passwords May Break Law, Say Senators"
  
• NBC News, March 23, 2012, "Facebook, senator blast bosses asking for passwords"
• Mashable, March 23, 2012, "Facebook Takes a Stand Against Employers Who Request Passwords"
  
• Christian Science Monitor, March 16, 2012: "Dharun Ravi guilty of anti-gay hate crime in Rutgers spycam case"
  
• Read Write Web, March 12, 2012: "NCAA Takes Pressure off Schools To Monitor Social Media"
• Business Insider, March 9, 2012: "Here's How To Avoid Copyright Problems on Pinterest or Tumblr"
  
• Christian Science Monitor, March 7, 2012: "At Rutgers spycam trial, a struggle to prove antigay motive, say analysts"
  
• NBC News, March 6, 2012: "Gov't. agencies, colleges demand applicants' Facebook passwords"
  
• Mashable, March 6, 2012: "Jobseekers Beware: Employers May Ask To See Your Facebook Account"
• United Press International, March 6, 2012: "Schools want access to Facebook profiles"
• NBC 5 Chicago, March 6, 2012: "Colleges, Employers Demand Access to Applicants' Facebook Accounts"
  
• The Maryland Daily Record, February 27, 2012: "Legislature tackling social media privacy issues"
• ABC News, February 23, 2012: "You've Been Served...Via Facebook"
• Baltimore Sun, February 13, 2012: "Towson Twitter ban comes as legislators move to protect student freedoms"
• The New York Times, February 3, 2012: "Maryland Bill Addresses College Athletes' Social Media Privacy"
• New Jersey Star Ledger, January 19, 2012: "Sparta man accused of posting Facebook death threat against teenage girl"
• El Pais (Spain's Newspaper of Record), January 8, 2012: "De que' hablaremos en 2012?"
• Lawyers USA/The Maryland Daily Record: January 2, 2012: "Lawyers beware: handle social media information with care"
• South Africa's Business Day Newspaper: Deember, 14, 2011: "Path to a Friendler Social Network"
• Reporters Committee For Freedom Of The Press, Fall 2011: "With 140 characters at a time, Twitter is presenting new challenges to journalists"
  
• Above The Law, November 30, 2011: "Is Law Blogging Just Advertising? The Virginia Bar Thinks So"
• International Business Times, November 29, 2011: "Emma Sullivan Tweet: Kansas Gov. Apologizes, District Backs Down"
• Associated Press, November 28, 2011: "Kansas gov. says staff overreacted to teen's tweet"
• WashingtonPost.com, November 22, 2011: "Instructor says gym fired him after tweet about co-worker eating fast food"
• American Bar Association Bar Journal, November 4, 2011: "NJ Woman Can Be Prosecuted Over Fake Facebook Profile, Judge Rules"
• Associated Press, November 2, 2011: "Judge: NJ woman can be tried for allegedly creating fake Facebook profile of ex-boyfriend"
• Forbes.com, October 18, 2011: "Six Savvy Law & Technology Resources"
• The Washington Post, October 16, 2011: "Companies tracking college athletes' Tweets, Facebook posts go after local universities"
• The Washington Post, October 9, 2011: "Virginia State Bar's crackdown on lawyer's blog raises questions"
• Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 3, 2011: "Cleveland council considers new effort to curb flash mobs"
• The Washington Post, October 2, 2011: "Business abuzz about workplace rules on social media"
• Crain's Business Insurance Magazine, September 11, 2011: "Background checks may invite liability"
• El Pais (Spain's Newspaper of Record), September 9, 2011: La red (social) del vandalo"
• Mashable.com, August 31, 2011: "How Law Enforcement Agencies are Using Social Media to Better Serve the Public"
• The Bakersfield Californian, August 26, 2011: "Facebook squabble over dental care draws a crowd"
• Crain's Business Insurance Magazine, July 25, 2011: "Social media has schools on defense"
• El Pais (Spain's Newspaper of Record), June 3, 2011: "Una voyeur en mi vagon"
• Crain's Business Insurance Magazine, May 30, 2011: "Twitter ruling provides guide for employers"
• Crain's Business Insurance Magazine, May 16, 2011: "Small, midsize firms overlook social media risks"
• The Maryland Daily Record, May 8, 2011: Md. statute provides individuals a remedy of $500 per spam email"
• Associated Press, April 23, 2011: "Tweeting, deleting help build Rutgers webcam case"
• The Maryland Daily Record, April 10, 2011: "Md. intellectual property lawyers talk Charlie Sheen trademarks"
• Business Insider, April 5, 2011: "How Not To Get Sued For Using Facebook and Twitter At Work"
• American Bar Association Journal Magazine, April 2011: "Brag Busters: Discipline Is on the Way for Social Media Malefactors, Panel Says"
• Inc. Magazine, 2/24/11: "How to Avoid a Social Media Lawsuit"
• Corporate Counsel Magazine, 2/3/11: "Twitter General Counsel Wades Into Social Media Wars as Riots Rock Egypt"
• The Baltimore Sun, 10/29/10: "Be careful what you post on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites"
• The Baltimore Sun, 6/3/10: "Board to campaigns: If you post it online put your name on it"
• Washington Business Journal, 6/14/10: "Ehrlich, O'Malley tap social media in campaigns"
• "Billboard's Musician's Guide to Touring & Promotion" 2010-2011

Some of the media outlets that have utilized Bradley as an expert source include: