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“Shareholders do not own the firm” by David Chandler, CU Denver Philosophy Department, (86 min).

Description: The author of the textbook presents his arguments as to why shareholders do not own the firm.

“The Corporation: Part 2” (freeware version), Joel Bakan, January 22, 2007 (5 min).

Description: A freeware link to the full documentary is listed above (Chapter 5). Part 2, in particular, is useful because it summarizes the history of the corporation.

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Description: A research archive containing the “full texts of corporate governance codes, principles of corporate governance, and corporate governance reforms both in Europe and elsewhere.”

Case Study: Media

“The Facebook Dilemma,” PBS Frontline, October 29, 2018 (Part 1, 55 min) and October 30, 2018 (Part 2, 55 min).

Description: A documentary that asks the question, “Is Facebook more harmful than helpful?”

“Facebook,” Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO, September 23, 2018 (14 min).

Description: A look at the rapid growth in power and influence of this new media company.

Caution: This is a comedy program and involves strong language.

“The Law That Lets Europeans Take Back Their Data From Big Tech Companies,” CBS 60 Minutes, November 11, 2018.

Description: “Tech companies’ reign over users’ personal data has run largely unchecked in the age of the Internet. Europe is seeking to end that with a new law.”

“GDPR explained: How the new data protection act could change your life,” Channel 4 News, May 23, 2018 (6 min).

Description: An introduction to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by one of the UK’s best news programs.

“Operation Infektion,” The New York Times (video series), November 12, 2018.

Description: A three-part investigation into the influence of Russia on U.S. elections:

• Part 1: “The KGB Spies Who Invented Fake News” (15.5 min).
• Part 2: “The Seven Commandments of Fake News” (14 min).
• Part 3: “The Worldwide War on Truth” (17.5 min).