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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 32]
Scoop: Top Scoops ** ELECTION EVE SPECIAL **
Friday, 16 September 2005, 5:39 pm | Alastair Thompson
SLUDGE: POLLS PUNDITS & CONSULTANTS - Selwyn Manning: Informed Choice & Unfinished Business - ELECTION BRIEFINGS - SCOOP TALKS TO THE PLAYERS - Labour Says Nats Keeping Its Health Policy Secret - The Moral Agenda Behind The Exclusive Brethren's Campaign ... More >>
Sludge Report #169 – Polls, Pundits & Consultants
Friday, 16 September 2005, 2:43 pm | C.D. Sludge
In This Edition: - Video Clip: Spot The Puppet Strings… - Election 2005 In The Media - Bouquets - Bugger The Pollsters… - Bugger The Pundits… - & Bugger The Consultants… - Bottom line analysis: There are only really two possibilities.. Labour Victory ... More >>
Poll Clash: TVNZ Say National, TV3 Say Labour
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 6:34 pm | Alastair Thompson
TV polls released this evening at 6pm on the two major TV networks signal two different outcomes for the election on Saturday. TV3/TNS says its Labour in the lead, TVNZ/Colmar Brunton says its National. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 9:45 am | Alastair Thompson
Audio: Where's This Man Going To Sit? Kevin List Interviews Mr Peters - RECOMMENDED AUDIO: - Scoop Audio & Transcript: Alastair Thompson Interviews Helen Clark Jon Johansson Digs Deep Into MMP Strategy - Satire: Twas The Night Before Polling And All Through ... More >>
Getting Things Crystal On Coalitions With Winston
Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 3:29 pm | Alastair Thompson
In an effort to ensure that there are no miss-understandings of precisely what New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters means by his stated policy of backing the party which wins the most seats actually means, Scoop's Alastair Thompson questioned Mr ... More >>
Election Briefing: Prime Minister Helen Clark
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 8:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
EXPLANATORY NOTE Re: Scoop's Election Briefings: Over the next few weeks, utilising the latest electronic wizardry, Scoop will be interviewing key players from across the political spectrum. The interviews will be posted in full in audio files in MP3 ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 5:25 pm | Alastair Thompson
Never Mind The Bollocks: Here Are The Marginal Predictions - Labour Releases Its Foreign Affairs and Trade Policy - Dunne's Serious Concerns About Maori Seats Yet To Translate Into A Bottom Line - - A Maori Perspective On The Playing Of The Race-Card ... More >>
Images: Make Poverty History Rally At Parliament
Monday, 12 September 2005, 9:54 pm | Alastair Thompson
At 1pm on Saturday September 10th a rally was held at Parliament for the Make Poverty History campaign. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 12 September 2005, 2:42 pm | Alastair Thompson
Backgrounder: Centre Right Parties Sought Exemption To 'One Law For All' For Exclusive Brethren - SCOOP POLL WATCH: - ...& Russell Brown & Frogblog Have Some Questions About The SST Poll - Lyndon Hood Gets The Good Oil From Rod Donald - - Hodgson Accuses ... More >>
National Party Theory Poses An Internal Leak
Friday, 9 September 2005, 1:47 am | Alastair Thompson
National Party sources have told Scoop that a theory gaining some currency in the party at present is that the embarrassing emails and faxes leaked to the Sunday Star Times, The Dominion Post and TVNZ may have been leaked by ACT Campaign Manager Brian ... More >>
Scoop Audio: Mallard Talks Memos & Dirty Tricks
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 12:51 am | Alastair Thompson
Click on the links below to listen to audio of Coordinating Minister For Race Relations and Labour Party strategy team member Trevor Mallard talking to Scoop's Alastair Thompson about: More >>
Mallard On Memos & Nats. Internal Divisions
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 3:12 pm | Alastair Thompson
Mallard: The Roundtable has and it always has had a far-right agenda, and I think they're willing to use any tool, even if it involves dividing New Zealand, in order to fulfill the economic policies that are on their agenda. More >>
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Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 3:08 pm | Alastair Thompson
Transcript: Mallard On Memos & Nats. Internal Divisions Interviewed By Alastair Thompson August 29th Transcribed Sept. 4, 2005 by Rosalea Barker & Alastair Thompson More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 1:00 pm | Alastair Thompson
Nats Launch Health Policy - Commit To Matching Labour's 06 Funding - On The Back-Foot: Labour Holds Pre-Caucus Press Conferences - Brownlee Urges Unions To Back-Off! - Police Cordon Off Auckland CBD After Suspicious Substance Found - WEATHER: - Centrist ... More >>
Scoop Audio: PM's Pre-Caucus Standup
Monday, 5 September 2005, 10:19 pm | Alastair Thompson
Prime Minister Helen Clark today held a brief standup press conference outside Premier House prior to a mid campaign caucus meeting. Click on the links below to listen to the standup in .MP3 audio. More >>
Pics/Audio: Michael Cullen On National's Budget
Monday, 5 September 2005, 10:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Audio: Michael Cullen On National Budget Audio and Images by Alastair Thompson & Kevin List More >>
Audio: BRT's R. Kerr Talks Race Relations & Brash
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 3:12 pm | Alastair Thompson
Audio: BRT's Roger Kerr Talks Race Relations To Scoop Interview By Alastair Thompson Transript to be added below. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 12:25 am | Alastair Thompson
VIDEO & AUDIO: Brash On His Business Roundtable Relationship & Its Interest In NZ Race Relations Policy - RECOMMENDED AUDIO: - Clark Cites 'Leaked Memo' When Questioning Nats' ACC Policy - National's Pledge To Teachers: You Will Be $100 million Better ... More >>
Video: Brash Press Conf. On BRT Emails & Race
Wednesday, 31 August 2005, 9:33 pm | Alastair Thompson
SCOOP VIDEO Parliamentary Press Gallery Questions National Party Leader Don Brash On Business Round Table Links & Race Relations Policy Wednesday, 31 August 2005 – 1pm – National Party Caucus Room Parliament http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0508/S00280.htm More >>
