Joe Aston, author of The Chairman’s Lounge and prolific financial journalist, joins Owen Rask to dive into corporate ethics, the role of journalists and Qantas Airways Ltd’s (ASX: QAN) control over the business elite, on this episode of The Australian Investors Podcast.
Joe Aston podcast talking points
1:30 – How Joe keeps companies accountable
8:45 – Harvey Norman red flags
15:30 – Joe Aston’s research process
23:00 – Joe Aston on Qantas story
26:46 – What is the Chairmans Lounge?
32:30 – Virgin & Qatar coming for Qantas?
36:20 – Finding sources in journalism
38:00 – Bias in journalism
46:15 – Power abuse in business
50:45 – Youth is wasted on the young
Thumbnail image source: Joe’s Twitter (Stephen Blake)