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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.
Alastair Thompson - Latest News [Page 20]
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion (Xmas & NY Ed.)
Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 12:37 am | Alastair Thompson
Antiquities: Suzan Mazur Talks To Italy's Antiquities Beak - Internet: Medical Whistle Blower Chronicles Steamy Brazilian Legal Wrangles - - Media: Should Editors Use Spin Doctors As Independent Columnists? - Stateside: Rosalea Barker's Holiday Snaps & ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 19-22 Dec.
Friday, 22 December 2006, 1:15 pm | Alastair Thompson
Antiquities: Suzan Mazur Examines The Provenance Of A Bronze Boy - Motornet: BMW's Hatchback Reviewed - Iraq: President Bush – Mission Not Accomplished - Biological Weapons: Bush Admin. Developing Illegal Bioterror Weapons - The Rule Of Law: Justice ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Dec. 14-19
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 10:38 am | Alastair Thompson
Culture: Jackie Little Considers The Deserving Recognition Of A Brit Pop Idol - Suzan Mazur: Max Bernegger Talks John Deuss - Race Relations: Sydney Cops' Big Day At The Beach - American Coup: A Flaw In The Emerging US Election Reform Consensus ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Dec. 11-13
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 11:13 am | Alastair Thompson
History: Who Gained From Old Europe's Self-Destruction? - Kids: Jackie Little Receives A Call Out Of The Blue - UQ Wire: The Spy Who Was Let Go In The South Pacific? - Iraq: Dahr Jamail On Iraq As A Living Hell - Iraq: Bush Stumbles As ISG Proposes ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Dec. 2-7
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 11:37 pm | Alastair Thompson
Sludge Report: Will Bollard Get Mean On Pre-Christmas Spenders? - The Hollow Men: Nicky Hager Responds to Don Brash - Tonga: Disturbing Report Exposes Tonga Military/Police Abuses - Demographics: Tze Ming Mok Considers The Census - MOTORNET: Karl Ferguson ... More >>
Sludge Report #173: Meanwhile Down At t'Bank
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 12:08 am | C.D. Sludge
In response to increasingly shrill criticisms of the spending habits of fellow Kiwis, C.D. Sludge elected today to take a trip down to No. 2 the Terrace and watch the quarterly counting of the nation's $$$ fortunes at the quarterly unveiling of the ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest To Dec. 2
Saturday, 2 December 2006, 10:56 pm | Alastair Thompson
Mexico: Julie Webb-Pullman Reports On A Protest Turning Ugly In Oaxaca - Media & Finance: John Deuss The Publisher - Green-Washing: GE, BP and Wal-Mart Exercise Their Ecomaginations - New Orleans: Greg Palast Releases Big Easy to Big Empty - Iraq: ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Nov. 23-28
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 10:56 am | Alastair Thompson
Motornet: Karl Ferguson Takes On A Pair Of Ford FPVs - The Hollow Men: A Scoop Compendium Of Post Publication News & Comment - Mexico: New Zealander In Thick Of Fighting In Oaxaca Mexico - NATO: Michel Chossudovsky Previews NATO's Summit In Latvia - Scoop ... More >>
Audio: Clark & Peters Fiji Mediation Press Conf.
Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 4:37 pm | Alastair Thompson
Prime Minister Helen Clark and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters held a press conference this afternoon to announce that New Zealand will be hosting a face to face meeting between Fijian Prime Minister Qarase and Military Commander Commodore ... More >>
Dr Don Brash Explains Himself To National Radio
Monday, 27 November 2006, 2:31 pm | Alastair Thompson
This morning out-going National Party Leader Dr Don Brash made himself available for two interviews on National Radio, explaining his views on reading Nicky Hager's Book Hollow Men: A Study In The Politics Of Deception . More >>
Brash Responds – I Didn't Read The Email Either!
Monday, 27 November 2006, 10:38 am | Alastair Thompson
After a weekend of silence on the subject of Nicky Hager's "The Hollow Men: A Study In The Politics Of Deception." outgoing National Party Leader Don Brash has been interviewed several times this morning on his reaction to the book. His ... More >>
Stephen Joyce Talks Exclusive Brethren On RNZ
Friday, 24 November 2006, 8:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
Since the publication of Nicky Hager’s expose Hollow Men at midday, reaction from the National Party leadership team to the book has been very hard to find. Towards the end of the day Murray McCully did tell media his opinion of the book. That it ... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Friday, 24 November 2006, 3:42 pm | Alastair Thompson
Nicky Hager's Book: The Smoking Gun In The Hollow Men - Stadium: City Council Backs A Different Waterfront Site, ARC Says Eden Park; Cabinet To Consider On Monday - Health: Hodgson Admits Dioxin Numbers Flawed - Industrial Relations: TVNZ Strike ... More >>
Sludge Report #172: How Hollow The Hollow Men?
Friday, 24 November 2006, 12:03 am | C.D. Sludge
"Good afternoon Don and John, Doug Watt and myself enjoyed your presentation this morning at the Millennium Hotel. However as backers of the recent "Wake Up NZ" campaign ($350,000) and as responsible for a very extensive election campaign ($1,000,000) ... More >>
Images & Audio: Brash Resignation Press Conference
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 2:25 pm | Alastair Thompson
National Party Leader Don Brash's press conference announcing his resignation from the leadership of the party was held today at 1pm. More >>
Newflash: Brash Steps Down as National Leader
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 1:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
National Party Leader Don Brash is currently holding a press conference to announce that he is stepping down from the leadership of the party. More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Nov. 21-22
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 3:49 pm | Alastair Thompson
Antiquities: Suzan Mazur Talks To Medici Conspiracy Author Peter Watson - Milton Friedman RIP: Killing America Softly With His Song - American Coup: A Push For Paper Ballots For Presidential Election 2008 - 911 Unanswered Questions: How Much 9/11 ... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 2:39 pm | Alastair Thompson
Don Brash: "I don't think I have ever had an email from the Exclusive Brethren." - The Book Don Brash Doesn't Want NZ To Read – Revealed - Media: Gordon Campbell Tackles The State of Modern Journalism - - Defence/Health: It's Movember For Afghanistan ... More >>
Today's Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
Monday, 20 November 2006, 9:22 pm | Alastair Thompson
Dr Brash's Emails: Peters Reckons Court Injunction To Protect Key Culture: First The Oscar Now The Greatest Line In NZ Film History - Welfare: Animals Become NZ Women's Best Friends In SAFE Calendar - Qantas Awards: TV3's Lebanon Coverage Rewarded At ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Nov. 16-20
Monday, 20 November 2006, 11:25 am | Alastair Thompson
911 Unanswered Questions: South Pacific Terror Alert Confirms Part Of 911 Puzzle - Mexico: Julie Webb-Pullman Reports On More Massacres In Mexico - Stadium Wars: Ron Law In Praise Of Waka Stadium - U.S. Midterms: Can George Change His Spots? Apparently ... More >>
