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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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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 >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest - Nov. 13-16
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 9:55 am | Alastair Thompson
Public Address: Keith Ng Bakes Coddington Pie - Antiquities: Suzan Mazur Scrutinizes A Somewhat Secretive Sale - Women & Islam: Must The Veil Be Banned? - Jackie Little: Asking The Neighbours For Money - U.S. Midterms: Bernard Weiner On Bush's Brain - ... More >>
MOH At Parlt. Discusses Paritutu Dioxin & MeNZB
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 4:55 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Audio: Ministry Of Health Q&A At Health Select Committee Discussion Of Paritutu Dioxin Contamination & MeNZB Vaccine Audio & Images by Alastair Thompson More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest - US Midterms
Monday, 13 November 2006, 9:32 am | Alastair Thompson
U.S. Midterms: Blow By Blow – Democrats Take House & Senate - U.S. Midterms: William Rivers Pitt Leads Off A Post Election Comment Fest - U.S. Midterms: A Monumental Victory For U.S. Election Protection - U.S. Midterms: Whither Comest New U.S. Defence ... More >>
Drinking Age To Remain At 18 – Parlt. Votes 72-49
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 8:17 am | Alastair Thompson
MPs voted down the Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill last night 72 votes to 49 on its Second Reading. The bill will not proceed any further. More >>
NEWSFLASH: Democrats Win Both Houses
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 8:05 pm | Alastair Thompson
In a remarkable last minute run in the count the Democrats are now headed for a victory in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. More >>
NEWSFLASH: U.S. Senate Race Goes To Wire
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 6:37 pm | Alastair Thompson
The race to control the US Senate in the US midterm congressional elections is going down to the wire with the most likely results a one seat majority to either party, or a tie. More >>
NEWSFLASH: Democrats Win U.S. House Of Reps.
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 5:13 pm | Alastair Thompson
According to CNN the Democrats have won the House of Representatives. This result is based on early projections from the West Coast where voting has just ended. More >>
NEWSFLASH: Senate Race Down To 4 Races
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 4:00 pm | Alastair Thompson
With a remarkably small number of actual votes counted (not to mention huge reservoirs of absentee paper ballots) the Democrats are on target to pull off a remarkable victory in the US Mid-Term elections. All eyes are now on the Senate races in Montana, Missouri, ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: Exit Polls - Narrowly Democrat Senate
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 12:50 am | Alastair Thompson
According to first exit poll results published on the web the Democrats are headed for a 1 seat majority in the Senate with 51 seats to 49. However several races are very close & the GOP has issued a press release warning people not to take too much ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Nov. 3-6
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 2:46 pm | Alastair Thompson
American Coup: The Story Of America's Compromised Voting Machinery In A TV Documentary - China: Emma Moore From China On The Hell Chinese Kids Call Exams - WMDs: Bush Admin Sticks Nuclear Secrets On The Web In Arabic! - Mexico: Julie Webb-Pullman Reports ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Oct 31-Nov 1
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 4:20 pm | Alastair Thompson
American Coup: Election Fraud 2006 Risk Assessment Update - Stateside: Rosalea Barker Hits The Waves & A Torque Shop - Climate Change: Russell Brown Concerns Himself With The PR Of Food Miles - Motornet: Karl Ferguson Takes A Spin In An Alpha - US Midterm ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Oct. 26-30
Monday, 30 October 2006, 1:43 pm | Alastair Thompson
Letter From Elsewhere: On The Tragic Death Of Two Teenagers - American Coup: How Much Fraud Is Needed To Steal The 2006 US Election? - American Coup: William Rivers Pitt On Andy Stephenson's Election - Mexico: The Assassination Of Indymedia Reporter ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 22-25 Oct.
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 2:40 pm | Alastair Thompson
Stateside With Rosalea: Arrogance And Stupidity - Publishing & Banking: Suzan Mazur Interviews The Rescuer Of Banker Deuss' Canterbury Tales - United States: As Midterm Elections Approach Iraq Gets More Like Vietnam - Religion: M. Shahid Alam Considers ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops - 25 October 2006
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 1:55 pm | Alastair Thompson
TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS: Pacific Forum: Diplomacy Produces A Win In Australia/Melanesia Stand-Off QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: MORE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM COVERAGE: Employment: Govt Announces Plans For Pacific Seasonal Workers Inflation: CPI Rise Drops In Year ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest 19-21 Oct.
Saturday, 21 October 2006, 5:57 pm | Alastair Thompson
American Coup: Is Election Theft 2006 Just A Few Short Weeks Away? - Islam: Aesha Lorenz Al-Saeed: Eed All Around The World - Foreign Affairs: Who Is NZ Backing For A UNSC Seat? MFAT Not Telling - War Criminals: President Bush's Odd Real Estate Purchase ... More >>
Scoop Q&A With MFAT Re: UNSC Latin America Seat
Friday, 20 October 2006, 11:05 am | Alastair Thompson
An intense contest is underway at the United Nations General Assembly over who will get the next Latin American seat on the United Nations Security Council. According to reports the level of votes for the two candidates Guatemala and Venezuela are ... More >>
Top Scoops: Comment & Opinion Digest Oct. 17-18
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 9:33 am | Alastair Thompson
SCOOP EXCLUSIVE: Charles Shaw Visits New Orleans For Scoop – Finds A Desperate City - Money Laundering: Suzan Mazur - Accused Banker John Deuss & The Canterbury Tales - Nobel Prizes: Tanveer Jafri - Prof. Yunus Brought Economics To The Poor - ... More >>
