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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 40]
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 14 March 2005, 5:12 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Maori Party 'Vindicated' by UN Foreshore Report Findings - National Says Vulnerable NZers Being Denied Flu Vaccine - U.S. Again Seeks China's Help On Nth Korea Nuke Crisis - Stateside: Where Rosalea Bids Dan Rather Farewell - Ramzy ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 11 March 2005, 11:53 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Michael Cullen Defends His Magical Disappearing Surplus - The NZ Wages Debate Receives Some Input From The OECD - Scoop Report: Declaration Bans Human Cloning - Scoop Report: Scientists Develop Human Stem Cells Without Animal Matter - Condoleezza ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 10 March 2005, 5:53 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Libertarian Jim Peron Interviewed On Parliamentary Allegations - Reserve Bank Governor Increases OCR To %6.75 - Scoop Report: Declaration Bans Human Cloning - Molesworth & Featherston's Lobby Edition - Steve Weissman Investigates Military ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 10 March 2005, 10:31 am | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Reserve Bank Governor Increases OCR To 6.75 Per Cent - Govt's Alcohol Advertising Inquiry Welcomed - SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: - Scoop Report: Crohn's Disease May Be Linked To Cow Bacteria - Indian Ocean: UN Advances Interim Tsunami Alert Plan ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 8 March 2005, 6:37 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Govt's Cancer Initiative Bypasses Men With Prostate Cancer - Hui To Tackle Alcoholism Among Maori - SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: Q&A - Scoop Report: Smoking Company Arranged Favourable Passive Smoking Claim - East Timor Govt Harassing Media ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 7 March 2005, 8:14 pm | Alastair Thompson
PM Announces VJ Day 60th Commemorations In Pacific - Amnesty And Oxfam To Launch Women At Risk Report - Scoop Report: UN AIDS Report Warns 25 Million Africans Carry AIDS Virus - Scoop Report: Carnivorous Kids Bigger, Stronger, More Intelligent - ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 4 March 2005, 5:29 pm | Alastair Thompson
Assistant Commissioner Says "Appalling" Police Culture Wont Be Tolerated - National Signals U-Turn Over Kiwibank - Scoop Report: Four Million New Born Babies Die Worldwide Each Year - Of Virtu Fortuna Fate And How Arafat's Death Benefited Us All - Molesworth ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 3 March 2005, 9:20 pm | Alastair Thompson
Ms Speaker! Margaret Wilson Voted In As Parliament's New Speaker - NZ First Accuses Top District Cop Of Vindictive Witch-Hunt - Annan And Abbas Discuss Palestine Recovery And Justice - Scoop Report: Breast Tissue Reconstruction To Be "Breed" On Body - ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 9:19 pm | Alastair Thompson
Govt Announces Best Crime Results In 35 Years - UNICEF Report Finds Child Poverty On The Rise - Scoop Is In The House - United States Supreme Court Abolishes Juvenile Death Penalty - Green Tea Makes Lab Mice Healthier - Shift Workers And Insomniacs ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 8:15 pm | Alastair Thompson
Labour Govt Re-Affirms Anti-Nuclear Policy - Scoop Is In The House - Wananga Welcomes Govt Review - Lebanese Government Collapses - Scoop Column: Why Tony Ryall's Traffic Rhetoric Is Ridiculous - Scoop Report Police And Forensic Scientists Will Benefit ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 28 February 2005, 8:50 pm | Alastair Thompson
Mallard Intervenes Over Wananga's Financial Arrangements - CTU Fires Salvo At Business/Commerce Orgs Over Wage Rise Stance - UN Investigation Into Former Lebanese PM Begins - Scoop Report: Researchers Discover Pierced People Silently Suffering - Scoop Review: AK05 ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 25 February 2005, 6:08 pm | Alastair Thompson
Pope John Paul II Back In Hospital After Relapse - Sunday Star Times Releases Herald's Hold On Auckland - Germany Gets USA On The Ropes Over Climate Change - Scoop Report: Does Matt Robson Really Think NZ Can Learn From Castro? - Scoop Report: Dirty Bombs ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 8:11 pm | Alastair Thompson
NZ Military Tsunami Relief Personnel Return Saturday - Germany's Schröder Says U.S. And Europe Need To Work Together - Scoop Report: Palestine Paves Way For Middle East Human Rights Framework - Cullen Refutes Real Estate Institute Statement - ACT Says ... More >>
Message Of Thanks Relating To Scoop's New Livery
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 9:04 am | Alastair Thompson
The Scoop redesign launched Tuesday evening has been quite a mission. It involved not only a new look, but a new server, an upgraded operating system, a new ISP and even a new home. In all respects the Scoop you see today has been renewed and significantly ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 6:20 pm | Alastair Thompson
NZ Defence Fatality In Unimog Accident - 20,000 DHB Nurses Agree To 20% Average Wage Increase - US Citizen Shot By Israeli Army To Lodge Proceedings In Tel Aviv - Public Address Is There - Sheila Samples Reports On Bush's Latest Euro-Sojourn To Gain War ... More >>
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Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:47 pm | Alastair Thompson
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Scoop: Top Scoops + IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 3:54 pm | Alastair Thompson
In approximately 1 hour a new Scoop server is being turned on and will take over the Scoop web serving load. This is a major upgrade in technological terms, and shortly you will see some more new navigation tools and features appearing on the site. The ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 21 February 2005, 9:28 pm | Alastair Thompson
PM Hosts Luncheon For Australia's John Howard - NEW ZEALAND LEAD STORY - Govt Announces Major Oil And Gas Exploration Project - Iraq: Chemical Ali Alleged To Have Ordered Summary Execution Of Hundreds - Kevin List's A Week Of It Is In - Russell Brown's ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 17 February 2005, 6:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Pacific Cyclones: NZ Defence Searching For Vessels In Difficulty - Principals Reject Brash's Call For NCEA Overhaul - United Nations Heralds Arrival Of Kyoto Treaty - Molesworth & Featherston Produce The Good Oil On ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 5:30 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Police Announce Crack Down On Organised Crime - Greenpeace Welcomes Kyoto Day With Marsden Point Protest - Uri Avnery: Israel Land-Grab Exposes Double Standards - Watching The Buggers - A Serialised Play By Tim Barcode ... More >>
