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Alastair Thompson
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Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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COP29 Erasure Story Update – All's Well That Ends Well
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 7:27 pm | Alastair Thompson
The justification for the changes was the same: There is no current UNFCCC “mandate” for the filming & publication of press conferences other than those of the Presidency, nor of other events held by civil society actors within the complex – even though ... More >>
COP29 Erasure – COP29 Media Center Crippled
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 1:32 am | Alastair Thompson
The official video record of COP29 is being erased every 12 hours & nobody here knows. More >>
Google's Support For Democracy And Media In NZ | Part 2
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 6:29 am | Alastair Thompson
Scoop is not at all annoyed with Google about their current position on the Digital Bargaining Bill. For us the villains here are the two largest digital publishers, NZME and STUFF, who have pushed for this bill, unconcerned about the consequences ... More >>
Google's Support For Democracy And Media In NZ
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 1:36 pm | Alastair Thompson
Part 1: The Digital Media Bargaining Bill, NZME, STUFF & Google More >>
War Vs Climate: Why The UNFCCC COP Process Needs To Address The War Issue
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 5:34 am | Alastair Thompson
Unless this planet of ours can end war – we do not have a hope of addressing climate change. More >>
Scoop Turns 25!!!
Monday, 10 June 2024, 3:19 pm | Alastair Thompson
25 years ago today Scoop.co.nz was launched on June 10th 1999. It is thanks to your support that Scoop.co.nz is able to continue its mission to be a reliable source of truth. We are very grateful to you all. More >>
EDITORIAL: MMP Comes Of Age - A Broader View
Monday, 6 November 2023, 3:23 pm | Alastair Thompson
EDITORIAL: MMP Comes Of Age. National Leader Luxon remains in the box seat to form the next NZ Govt following the counting of special votes. Meanwhile the Greens and Te Pati Maori are riding high, but with a vacuum still unfilled in leadership on More >>
Winston’s Direction Is Set By Arithmetic
Friday, 3 November 2023, 2:27 pm | Alastair Thompson
We’ve now got the final results of the 2023 election – and the picture is much as expected. National has lost 2 seats - as expected, and not enough to create a problem with formation. Te Pati Maori has gained 2 seats – a stunning victory – ... More >>
Peace And Death In Ethiopia
Sunday, 13 November 2022, 1:59 am | Alastair Thompson
Peace And Death In Ethiopia - A three night visit to Tigray the day after the Pretoria Peace Agreement - By Scoop Editor Alastair Thompson, from COP27 in Egypt. More >>
Ethiopia’s Tortured Path To Peace, Media Failure, & TPLF Refusal To Negotiate
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 1:04 am | Alastair Thompson
From April to June 2022 – during a 4 month lull in the fighting I spent 8 weeks in Ethiopia doing research on the ground – visiting the front lines of the conflict in the Amhara and Afar regions. More >>
Voyager Award Winners & Runners Up Announcements (Compilation)
Monday, 22 August 2022, 12:18 am | Alastair Thompson
Voyager Award Winners & Runners Up Announcements (Compilation) 20 August 2022 Full Results Listing View a recording of the Awards event here. ***** Stuff's Winners - 2022 Voyager Awards LINKS: STUFF WINNERS SOURCE Voyager Newspaper of the ... More >>
Voyager Award Winners & Runners Up Announcements (Compilation)
Monday, 22 August 2022, 12:16 am | Alastair Thompson
Voyager Award Winners & Runners Up Announcements (Compilation) 20 August 2022 Full Results Listing View a recording of the Awards event here. ***** Stuff's Winners - 2022 Voyager Awards LINKS: STUFF WINNERS SOURCE Voyager Newspaper of the ... More >>
Are There TPLF Ethiopia Insurgency Training & Support Operations in Uganda?
Friday, 1 July 2022, 5:53 am | Alastair Thompson
The document that follows below was provided to Scoop this week in plain text form. It has been reformatted and partially redacted for publishing, (removing private details related to named individuals. More >>
Letter From The Scoop Editor #1 - Back To The Frontline: Scoop’s Alastair Thompson Returns As Editor Of Scoop.co.nz
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 9:42 am | Alastair Thompson
A view of St Sauveur Basillica in Dinan, near where I am currently living in Cotes d’Amor, Bretagne France. The original Church was commissioned in 1060 by a crusader knight, shortly before William the Conqueror invaded the Britain. This column has ... More >>
UK Govt. Provides Off The Record Briefing On Confidential COP26 Negotiations To UK Media
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 2:07 pm | Alastair Thompson
By Alastair Thompson, Scoop.co.nz Editor in Glasgow. 12 November At 9pm this evening, after a very frank and open discussion by the parties to COP in plenary session, the UK Govt provided an off-the-record background briefing for UK media on the status ... More >>
COP26: The Final Push For An Elusive Agreement
Friday, 12 November 2021, 12:54 pm | Alastair Thompson
UK optimism aside, nobody at COP26 thinks an agreement will be forthcoming for the official deadline tomorrow, not with-standing the breakthrough agreement between the US and China. And now Scoop Editor Alastair Thompson, reporting from Glasgow, ... More >>
COP26 Covid Climate Crisis Collision On The Clyde
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 11:55 am | Alastair Thompson
By Alastair Thompson, Scoop.co.nz Editor in Glasgow. MS Silga Europa is being used to accommodate security personnel working on COP26 in Glasgow. Concerns have been raised by security staff working on the prohect about the covid safety of their accommodation. ... More >>
Philippe Mazuel Proposed As Frances European Commissioner
Sunday, 13 October 2019, 5:38 am | Alastair Thompson
Philippe Mazuel, founding president of the pro-European party PACE, submitted his candidacy at the Élysée on Friday 11 October for a position as a European Commissioner for France. More >>
Philippe Mazuel Proposed As Replacement French European Commissioner
Sunday, 13 October 2019, 5:32 am | Alastair Thompson
Philippe Mazuel, founding president of the pro-European party PACE, submitted his candidacy at the Élysée on Friday 11 October for a position as a European Commissioner for France. More >>
Man in custody following serious incidents
Saturday, 21 September 2019, 5:44 pm | Alastair Thompson
A man is in Police custody after a series of serious incidents in central Auckland today. More >>
