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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 29]
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 17 November 2005, 10:14 am | Alastair Thompson
Treasury And IRD Send Cullen Tax Relief Message - SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: - Peters Refuses Journalists' Questions, Issues Statement Instead - TVNZ To Face FEC Review - Dr Pita Sharples Delivers His Maiden Speech - Ministry Of Health Insists Maternity ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics (Vote For Scoop)
Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 9:53 am | Alastair Thompson
Huge Crowds Turn Out To Protest Howard's Industrial Reforms - Phar Lap Memorabilia Goes Under The Hammer In London - SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: - Brownlee Singles Out SSC For Opposition Attack - - Naked Swim Winner Donates Prize To Auckland Region's Mayors ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 14 November 2005, 3:51 pm | Alastair Thompson
Cannibals Cooked Alive, Served With White Wine Sauce - RECOMMENDED AUDIO & VIDEO: - Taxpayers Passing Go Could Collect Forgotten Money - Scoop Report: One Minute Spectacle Leads To Gridlock - Kiwi Contingent for Global Scrabble Rumble - New Report Blames ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 11 November 2005, 3:57 pm | Alastair Thompson
Huge Internet Demand For Donald's Funeral - Infomercials on TVNZ - Susan Wood Is Having A Night Off Tonight – Mai Chen - McCully Gives TVNZ And Mark Prebble A Right Good Rucking - - Nandor Is Back – 'With A Vengeance' - NZ Extends Sympathy To Jordan ... More >>
Rod Donald Funeral Rivals Election In Net Ratings
Thursday, 10 November 2005, 1:18 pm | Alastair Thompson
Television New Zealand may be regretting its decision not to broadcast Rod Donald's funeral live on free-to-air television after its interactive services division struggled to cope with massive demand from the public to view the funeral via an online stream. ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 5:10 pm | Alastair Thompson
Governor-General's Knight In Shining Armour Puts Brownlee To The Sword - Scoop Report : Wood/TVNZ Soap - Will A Public Backlash Cost TVNZ early? - "Offensive Language" Arrest at US Ambassador Protest - Letters to the Editor Deliver - Kiwi Film Maker ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 5:05 pm | Alastair Thompson
Parliament Resumes: Governor Gen's Speech From The Throne - UN Elects NZ's Kenneth Keith To Int. Court Of Justice - Brash Tweaks Nat Portfolios - Rod Donald: Heart Attack Ruled Out As Cause Of Death - Speed Dating Woos Wellingtonians - Extremely ... More >>
ADVISORY: GG Speech From Throne, Live Video @ 2pm
Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 1:15 pm | Alastair Thompson
In collaboration with www.r2.co.nz & Parliamentary Services Scoop will be providing a live stream of the Governor General's speech from the throne this afternoon to view the live feed go to: More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 7 November 2005, 5:31 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop News: Green Party Co-Leader Rod Donald Dies Suddenly - Will TVNZ Downsize Other Staff To Pay For Salary Botch? - Tributes Flow In For Rod Donald: - Army To Hold Biggest Exercise In Years - MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES: - John Pagani Writes ... More >>
Top Scoops (Watch Parliament's Opening LIVE!)
Monday, 7 November 2005, 12:01 am | Alastair Thompson
Scoop News: Green Party Co-Leader Rod Donald Died Suddenly - Tributes Flow In For Rod Donald: - Scoop News: Former Israel Defence Intelligence Officer Meets With MFAT - A Week Of It: 1990s Wage Blow-Out Causes More Grief For TVNZ - Dissention In National ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 4:47 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Satire: These Are The Days Of… Jonnie Howard Cries Wolf! - RECOMMENDED AUDIO: - Scoop Report: State Services Boss Mark Prebble Talks BIG Salaries - Herald Columnist Collective Gives NZHerald.co.nz's Paywall A Kicking - AUT's Te Waha Nui Wins Prestigious ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 5:08 pm | Alastair Thompson
TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS: Audio: Cosgrove Moves Up And Into JT's Old Office Labour Led Govt Supports Wilson For Speaker - Simich For Dep-Speaker Kiwi Pace Leaves Aussie Challenger Gasping For Breath - Jackson-Signed Xbox, Halo 2 at Charity Auction Tonight ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 6:52 pm | Alastair Thompson
Chris Ritchie: Impressions Of Lebanon 25 Years Since Leaving - Ian Fraser's Departure: Blow By Blow - - Six Zabeel Foals Racing In Today's Melbourne Cup - Lana And The Sportscafe Crew Leave On A High - - Brash Replaces Richard Long With Wayne Eagleson ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 11:00 am | Alastair Thompson
National Slams TVNZ For 'Hounding' Dr Brash During The Election - Six Zabeel Kids Racing In Today's Melbourne Cup - Brash Replaces Richard Long With Wayne Eagleson - Tertiary Fee Increase Takes Away Gains From Students - Scoop Audio: PM's Post-Cabinet ... More >>
Scoop Audio: Jose Ramos-Horta Talks West Papua
Monday, 31 October 2005, 5:33 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop took the opportunity of Timor-Leste Foreign Minister & 1996 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Jose Ramos-Horta's attendance at the 36th Pacific Island Forum to discuss the struggle for recognition by the independence movement from West Papua. More >>
Audio: Don McKinnon Talks Melanesian Peacemaking
Monday, 31 October 2005, 5:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon attended this year's Pacific Island Forum in Papua New Guinea in advance of a personal visit back to the location of one of his greatest personal achievements in diplomacy, brokering of the late 1990s peace ... More >>
Scoop Audio: PNG PM Somare Talks West Papua
Monday, 31 October 2005, 5:01 pm | Alastair Thompson
Asked about the West Papuan protestors, who were at that stage holding a rally a few hundred yards from the forum venue, Mr Somare said he would be taking up the issue of West Papua directly with the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ... More >>
Scoop Audio: PM's Presser October 31, 2005
Monday, 31 October 2005, 4:23 pm | Alastair Thompson
Topics covered included: - The resignation of TVNZ CEO Ian Fraser; - The status of the investigation into Taito Phillip Field; - Foreign Minister Winston Peters travel plans; - Greenpeace's concerns over NZ's approach to a moratorium on deep sea fishing ... More >>
Cheney Aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Indicted
Saturday, 29 October 2005, 7:28 am | Alastair Thompson
US Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been charged with perjury, making a false statement and obstruction of justice in relation to the investigation into the outing of Valerie Plame a CIA agent in an ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 27 October 2005, 5:56 pm | Alastair Thompson
TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS: Howard Bullies NZ and PIF Into Taking West Papua Off Agenda PC Eradication Blitzkreig Results In Friendly Fire Casualty Up Go Mortgage Rates For Christmas – Bollard Raises OCR Brash Keeps Key And English Close To Him In Opposition ... More >>
