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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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Scoop Images: Ivan Strengthens Heads For Cuba
Sunday, 12 September 2004, 3:12 pm | Alastair Thompson
Category five Hurricane Ivan is now one of the most dangerous hurricanes on record in the Caribbean with a central pressure approaching 900mb and packing winds in excess of 250 kmh. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 10 September 2004, 3:49 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: NZ Government Appalled By Jakarta Bomb-Blast - Tertiary Minister Urged To Enter Vic Fees Mediation - GAZA: UN Condemns Israel’s Continued Killing Of Palestinians - Russell Brown Says Cheers To The Sheilas - Jamaica ... More >>
Scoop Images: Hurricane Ivan To Clobber Jamaica
Friday, 10 September 2004, 2:33 pm | Alastair Thompson
Hurricane Ivan, now Category 5, has strengthened markedly over the last 24 hours and is bearing down on Jamaica where 500,000 people have been urged to evacuate from low lying areas of the Island group. On its way towards Jamaica Ivan clobbered the ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: Bomb Outside Oz Jakarta Embassy
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 4:30 pm | Alastair Thompson
Reports from Jakarta Indonesia say a bomb has gone off outside the Australian Embassy. The bomb apparently disrupted a procession going on there at the time. There are no reports of anyone dead at this time. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 4:22 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: As Expected Reserve Bank Raises Interest Rates - Dioxin Victims Deserve Apology & Specialist Care - Australia Urged To Act On Seven Year Detention of Asylum Seeker - Should The Russians Learn From The Romans? - Russell ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 4:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Zaoui Case: Court of Appeal Judges Challenge Crown’s Assertions - CTU Says DHBs Should Stop Grandstanding And Return To Talks - UN Decries Israel’s Shooting Of Schoolgirl - Russell Brown Suffers The Free Speech ... More >>
Scoop Images: As If Florida Has Not Had Enough
Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 4:16 pm | Alastair Thompson
As if Florida has not had enough hurricanes already (Charley and Frances) over the past few weeks Hurricane Ivan, rapidly moving towards Category 4 status, is now headed in their general direction. The following is the latest National Hurricane Center ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 4:03 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Crown Says Five Years Jail OK For Zaoui - PM Said Jet-Plane-Plan Was Media Hot Air - Russia: Eyewitness Reports on Beslan - Hard News & More Is There! - David Miller On The Killing Of Russian Innocents More >>
Scoop Images: Farewell Frances, Hello Songda, Ivan
Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 3:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
Hurricane Frances positioned directly over Florida. She has since moved north to Georgia and has been downgraded to a depression. CLICK TO TRACK FRANCES More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 6 September 2004, 6:01 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Goff Condemns Terror Killing Of Child Hostages - Nats Challenge Labour To Face Up To Maori Party Poll - Amnesty Calls For End To Child Executions - STORY OF THE WEEK: Pig In Mud, Chicks, And Puss In Powder Blue - One Woman's Experience ... More >>
Frances Brings Chaos To Florida, Heads For AL & GA
Monday, 6 September 2004, 12:56 pm | Alastair Thompson
Florida braced itself for another 24 hours of damaging winds and torrential rains last night after Hurricane Frances very slowly moved over the hurricane prone State. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 3 September 2004, 4:45 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Nearly Universal Outrage Over Compensation For Prisoner Abuse - King Denies Involvement In McDonalds Healthy Eating Infiltration - Amnesty And UN On Russian Hostage Taking - STORY OF THE WEEK: Bush And Cheney Address The GOP Faithful - Could ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 7:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
Last year our readers voted us into runner-up place in the hotly contested Best News Service award. This year we would like to win. And we can only do so with your help. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 4:48 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: First Report On State Of Human Rights In NZ - Citizenship Bill Erodes Rights Of Pacific Island Babies - Nepalese Hostages Beheaded In Iraq - STORY OF THE WEEK: Someone Save Me From These Turbulent Republicans! - ... More >>
Scoop Images: Two Panoramas Of Whakapapa
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 3:18 pm | Alastair Thompson
Two panoramic images from Whakapapa ski-field on Mt Ruapehu. The images were taken on Monday by Scoop Co-Editor Alastair Thompson. See also… Scoop Photo Essay: Snowy Mountains High More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 6:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Dick Hubbard Rises To Top Of Auck Mayoralty Poll - Govt Spins The Good Oil On Citizenship Changes - Witnesses Blame Congo Rebels For Burundi August Massacres - STORY OF THE WEEK: Stateside: Where Rosalea Falls For John McCain ... More >>
Scoop Images: Snowy Mountains High
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 4:01 pm | Alastair Thompson
Some new pictures (taken on Scoop's new S7000 Fuji Finepix camera) from Mt Ruapehu which is presently experiencing one of its best ski-seasons for several years. Both Turoa and Whakapapa skifields are operating from top to bottom with huge snow bases ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 9:35 am | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Over 200,000 March In NYC Against Bush - ACC Reluctantly Agrees To Pay Estate $100k - Amnesty International's Global Human Rights Round-Up - Military Mum Explains Why The Iraq War Is Wrong - USA: When Gold Hath No Glory More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 27 August 2004, 4:00 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Peter Dunne's Dates With Destiny - New Zealand To Send 86 Armed Forces Personnel To Afghanistan - Australia Re-Arms With U.S. Long-Range Missiles - Hard News Is There! - Bolivia's Gas Wars Begin Again - New York Prepares To Do Battle ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 26 August 2004, 4:02 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Prebble Defends Use Of Racial Epithets In House - Govt Announces Lowest Crime Rate Since 1983 - Darfur: UN Seeks Urgent Funds To Cover Aid Shortfall - Sanders & Fitts: The Ever So Deceptive U.S. Dollar - Hard News ... More >>
