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Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
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.
Alastair Thompson - Latest News [Page 18]
Video: PM Clark & Mark Burton Press Conferences
Monday, 23 July 2007, 5:56 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Video: PM Helen Clark & Mark Burton Press Conferences 23 July 2007 David Benson Pope & Electoral Funding More >>
NEWSFLASH: Transformer Explosion In Manhattan
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 10:38 am | Alastair Thompson
There is confusion and a little chaos in the streets of Manhattan, New York, following an reported transformer explosion somewhere near 41st Street. Details are sketchy at this stage though initial reports from officials say the explosion is not terrorist ... More >>
Sludge Report #177 – Bigger Than Watergate II
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 5:43 pm | C.D. Sludge
In this edition: Quotes about Michael Collin's "The Urban Legend" Watergates, Watersheds & Manchurian Candidates – The Urban Legend In A Nutshell - So How Is It That This News Was Not On CNN? - The Urban Legend In Context: Inside The Mind Of An Election ... More >>
Sludge Report #176: A Blunt & Heavy Instrument
Thursday, 7 June 2007, 9:55 am | C.D. Sludge
New Zealanders be warned. Interest rates are going up and there are no signposts indicating any relief in the medium or near term. We already knew that Monetary Policy was a blunt instrument, today Dr Bollard has illustrated just how heavy that blunt ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 4 June 2007
Monday, 4 June 2007, 7:08 pm | Alastair Thompson
Exclusive To Scoop: Hizbullah Move To Aid Nahr el Bared Controversial - Scoop Satire: Hood - Govt Struggles to Overreact to Tragedies - Iran: Hartung & Berrigan - Bush Leading Us to Nuclear War - United States: Stateside - Shamorial Day - War Lies: ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest May 25 2007
Sunday, 27 May 2007, 8:28 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Satire: Hood: Govt Struggles to Overreact to Tragedies - Mormons: LDS Church - Mexico Drug Money Connection? - Motornet: A Bit Of Swagger - Whistle Blowing: Exec. Blows The Whistle On Pfizer - Spying In The USA: Michael Collins - Comey’s Evidence ... More >>
Scoop Media Network At The '07 Qantas Media Awards
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 3:16 pm | Alastair Thompson
Click for big version Qantas Award Winners Russell Brown (PublicAddress.Net) & Ana Samways (Spareroom.co.nz) More >>
Sludge Report #175: Save Some – Get More!!!
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 3:08 pm | C.D. Sludge
More than a few surprises, signs of innovation and a big savings sell in a far-sighted budget designed not to frighten the bankers. More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 14 May 2007
Monday, 14 May 2007, 3:50 pm | Alastair Thompson
Letter From Lebanon: Southern Lebanese Farmers Face Uncertain Future - Parenting: Jackie Little's Eldest Takes A Brief Hop - Sudan: Darfur - The Hourglass of Blood - Stateside: Rosalea Barker Listens To Dahr Jamail On Lebanon - Depleted Uranium: ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 9 May 2007
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 1:36 pm | Alastair Thompson
S59: Dr Ian Hassall - Perspective On The New Section 59 - Paul Smith On Media: Crank It Up For The Oldies - MOTORNET: Best Of Both Worlds - Volvo C70 - Energy: Bonus Joules - Eye of the Unknown - War & Religion: Jason Leopold - A Holy War In The US ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 2 May 2007
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 3:51 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Satire: "Anti-Shoving" Debate Nears Climax - NZ Economy: Keith Rankin On Fixing Monetary Policy - PlameGate: Tenet Book Blames White House for "16 Words" - Book Review: Suzan Mazur Reviews Joe Conason's "It Can Happen Here" - Bush Vs Rule Of ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 27 April 2007
Friday, 27 April 2007, 2:07 pm | Alastair Thompson
Antiquities: Mazur - Italy's List Of Ancient Treasures At Cleveland - Economy: Keith Rankin On How High Interest Rates Encourage Housing Speculation - American Coup: Michael Collins: Did Bush Commit Election Fraud? - American Coup: The GOP's Cyber ... More >>
Scoop IV: "Armed Madhouse" Author Greg Palast
Friday, 20 April 2007, 12:46 am | Alastair Thompson
Over the past decade best-selling author Greg Palast has put the word "investigation" back into US journalism (while working mainly for publications in the United Kingdom). And even if much of the US media steadfastly continue to ignore his remarkable investigations ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 19 April 2007
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 5:55 pm | Alastair Thompson
Bonus Joules: Dave McArthur On The Upside Of Climate Change - Neocons: Good-bye Wolfowitz - Bush Vs Rule Of Law: Leopold & Renner On The Mystery Of The Missing Emails - Film: Sonia Nettnin At The Chicago Palestine Film Festival - VTech Massacre: Comment ... More >>
Interview: Improving Public Service – David Coats
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 2:10 pm | Alastair Thompson
UK based public service management expert David Coats – from The Work Foundation - is in New Zealand for a little over two weeks as a guest of the Department of Labour (DOL) and the Public Service Association (PSA) to discuss his views on how to improve ... More >>
Howard's desperate responsibility avoidance
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 12:44 am | Alastair Thompson
"The refugee exchange deal with the US Bush Administration as announced by Minister Kevin Andrews yesterday, where up to 200 Australian boat arrivals are taken to the US from Nauru while Australia receives in exchange up to 200 Haitians and Cubans ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 16 April 2007
Monday, 16 April 2007, 12:08 am | Alastair Thompson
Satire: Computer Software Meets Parliamentary Press Releases Leading To Humour - - Ahmed Zaoui: NZ's North African Affairs Specialist On Algerian Bombings - - Letter From Lebanon: No Help For the Injured And Displaced - George W. Bush: Two Doctors ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 11 April 2006
Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 5:26 pm | Alastair Thompson
Meditations: Martin LeFevre Unpacks Bono's Heavenwards Glances - Media: Paul Smith On The Killing Of The Messengers - Iran: Noam Chomsky Puts The Iran Crisis in Context - Book Review: Cameron Walker On Maire Leadbeater's "Negligent Neighbour" - US Attorneys: ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 5 April 2007
Thursday, 5 April 2007, 9:52 am | Alastair Thompson
Media: Paul Smith On The Subtlety Of Granny Herald's Sub-Editors - Scoop Satire: We Need A Kyoto Policy That Emitters Like - Mapping The Real Deal: Surviving A Falling Dollar In The US In Retirement - Iraq War: Efforts To Stop The War Bump Into Bush ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 30 March 2007
Friday, 30 March 2007, 1:31 pm | Alastair Thompson
Disarmament: Jeremy Rose On De-Nuking The Middle East - Scoop's Yasmine Ryan Reports From Lebanon Divided We Fall - - Kids: Celebrating A Son's First Birthday In A Troubled World - Iraq War: Congress Votes To End Iraq War – Bush Has Control Issues - US ... More >>
