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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 41]
A Gay Prostitute Inside Bush's Inner Media Circle
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 11:32 am | Alastair Thompson
In the past few days one of the most bizarre stories in US political media imaginable emerged via the blogosphere, and has since spilled out into the mainstream. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 6:22 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Bullies and Speeding Apologists Given Short Shrift By PM - Author Calls For NZ Help For Pacific Media In An Era Of Coups And Conflict - Security Council To Be Briefed On Possible War Crimes In Sudan's Darfur ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 14 February 2005, 5:49 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Cullen and Costello To Discuss Australasian Economic Market - Greens Position As Heart Of Potential Coalition - Shiites Claim Victory In Iraq Elections - STORY OF THE WEEK: Democracy In Crisis In Nepal - Watching The Buggers - A Serialised ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 11 February 2005, 5:56 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: NZ Supports Case By Case GE Terminator Tech. Assessment - Unemployed NZers Becoming An Endangered Species - Annan Calls On DPR Of Korea's Partners To Bring It Back To Nuclear Talks - STORY OF THE WEEK: Democracy In Crisis In Nepal ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 6:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Terminator Seeds Get Kiwi Backing In Bangkok - Large Council Financial Injection To Get Auckland Moving - Oil For Food Inquiry Leads To UN Staff Suspensions - STORY OF THE WEEK: Democracy In Crisis In Nepal - ... More >>
Questions & Answers for Oral Answer - 9 Feb 2005
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 5:57 pm | Alastair Thompson
1. National Certificate of Educational Achievement—Results 2. Labour Market—Asian Competition 3. Road Safety—Women's Concerns 4. Prisoners—Serial Offenders Question No. 5 to Minister 5. 111 Emergencies—Staff Availability 6. Light Armoured Vehicles—Cabinet ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 5:50 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Ministry Of Health Respond To Scoop Vaccine Investigation - Opposition In Lather Over LAV Report - Condoleezza Rice Delivers Key Address In Paris - STORY OF THE WEEK: Democracy In Crisis In Nepal - Hard News ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 4:51 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Scoop Is In The House - NZ Asked To Help With Nepal's Constitutional Crisis - Barbara Sumner Burstyn & Ron Law: The Meningococcal Gold Rush - Condi Rice Visits Israel/OT As Peace Breaks Out - Suzan Mazur: Was Zaire's Mobutu A CIA Asset? ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 7 February 2005, 5:18 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Barbara Sumner Burstyn & Ron Law: The Meningococcal Gold Rush - Cherie Blair Faces Questions From More Than Just Paul Holmes - Racist Land Tenure Rules In The Terra Sancta - A Series Of Constructive Opinions On The Nepal Crisis - Kevin ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics (Friday 4/2)
Monday, 7 February 2005, 1:07 am | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Hawkins Hit Out At Time Magazine Paedophile Article Matt Robson: Our Man In Havana - STORY OF THE WEEK: Meditations On The Iraq Election - SCOOP SPECIAL REPORT - American Coup II: The Battle Of Ohio Rages On - The Week In Parliament With ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 5:15 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: The State Of The (USA's) Union - Police Say They Are Investigating Tame Iti Firearm Incident - Paul Buchanan Analyses The Iraq Election - American Coup II: Ernest Patridge Will Not Shut Up - Watching The Buggers ... More >>
Supreme Court Will Hear Zaoui Human Rights Appeal
Thursday, 3 February 2005, 4:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Supreme Court has granted leave to the Crown to appeal the Court of Appeal decision on whether security risk certificate recipient Ahmed Zaoui should have his human rights taken into account by the Inspector General of Security and Intelligence Paul ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 5:18 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Opening Salvos Fired For Election 2005 - National's New Welfare Spokeswoman Under Fire - Dahr Jamail's Alternative Iraq Election Day Account - Watching The Buggers - A Serialised Play By Tim Barcode - Hard News & More ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 4:40 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Rising Nat. Star Rich Sacked From Welfare Role - Welfare, Women & Productivity - PM's Recipe For NZ 2005 - William Rivers Pitt On Iraq's Election - Hard News & More Is There! - Watching The Buggers - A Serialised Play By Tim Barcode - Angie ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: Rich Replaced By Collins In Welfare
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 12:55 am | Alastair Thompson
Katherine Rich has been demoted to No. 10 in the National Party lineup, Leader Dr Don Brash announced in a press conference at 12.30pm today. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 31 January 2005, 4:54 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Iraq's First Elections In Five Decades - Flared Trousered Clip Art Caricature Leads To Political Ruckus - Uri Avnery Dares To Be Optimistic About A Ceasefire - No Right Turn: A Seditious Pamphleteer Is Targeted - Watching The Buggers – A Serial ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 28 January 2005, 5:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Iraqi Elections About To Make NZ Local Govt Elections Look Like A Spectacular Success - The Iraq Election – Scoop Commentary - Is Rich About To Join Te Heu Heu As Another Sidelined Spokesperson? - Ivan Eland & Others On The Coming War In Iran ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 27 January 2005, 4:54 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Wellington Gets A Big Transportation Boost - Party Leaders Mark Holocaust Memorial Day - Iraq Election Conditions Far From Ideal Says UN - STORY OF THE WEEK: Orewa II - The Backlash & The Chorus - American Coup II: Does America Have Apartheid ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 26 January 2005, 4:19 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Dr Don Brash Delivers Orewa Mark II - Goldie's Golden Day In Hamilton - A Beseiged UN Prepares For Iraq's Troubled Election - A LOT of Fighting Talk - Satire: Advertising Campaign To End The Soft Tyranny Of Bland Baked Goods - Stateside ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 25 January 2005, 4:52 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Waiting For Dr Don. - Orewa II (The Sequel)Due Today - Change The Flag Referenda Petition Launched - State Dept. Under Rice: More Of The Same Expected - Harvey Wasserman - The Empire Strikes Back - A Double Dose Of Hard News Is There! ... More >>
