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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 49]
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 3:58 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: ROADING: AA Report Into Economics Of Roading Released - ROADING: … Meanwhile Auckland's Eastern Corridor Gets Smaller - Greens Expose The Govt. To Peak Oil Theory - Israel Soldiers Swoop On UNRWA School - STORY ... More >>
Scoop Images: Anti Racism Demo. At Parliament
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 9:25 am | Alastair Thompson
Images of yesterday's anti-racism demonstration at Parliament, called in response to the desecration of two Wellington Jewish cemeteries earlier this year. Images by Alastair Thompson. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 24 August 2004, 6:01 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Scoop Exclusive: Health Ministry Says Anti-Meningitis Vaccine Commentary Dangerous - The Day After The Day Of Destiny - Bush Meets With Defence Cronies And Press At Crawford - Hard News Is There! - PM's Presser: Enough ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 23 August 2004, 5:50 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Ulmer Slices Seconds Of World Record To Win Gold - MSD Social Report Receives Mixed Reviews - Iran Threatens To Attack US Forces – Associated Press - Images: Civil Protests For And Against Civil Unions - A Kiwi Activist Reports In ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 20 August 2004, 5:18 pm | Alastair Thompson
Global UN Ceremonies Mark Anniversary Of Iraq Terror Attack - SKY TV and INL Announce Merger Talks - Amnesty International To Observe Guantanamo Military Hearings - STORY OF THE WEEK: UK Polling Firm Violates Ethics In Venezuelan Election - Hard News Is ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 5:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Civil Unions Campaigners To Boycott Destiny's Hate Rally - Storm Begins To Ease From Central North Island - UNICEF Struggles To Save Iraq's Children From Slaughter - STORY OF THE WEEK: Venezualan Government Endorsed By The Ballot Box - ... More >>
Scoop Images: Big Blow At Wellington Airport
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 10:20 am | Alastair Thompson
Three images and brief MPEG videos of yesterday's storm taken near the Wellington Airport. The Airport was closed for the entire day due to high winds. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 5:02 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Orcon Warns Of Local Loop Unbundling Threat To Broadband - Youth MPs Debate Alcohol Age Of Consent - Milosevic Lawyers Say Rights Jeopardised If Counsel Forced Upon Him - Hospital Smoking Room For Terminally Ill - Russell Brown's Public ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 4:36 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Afghanistan: Goff Announces $5 million For On-going Reconstruction - Sea Rescue: Crew Member Found Dead Tied To Beacon - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Wins Recall Referendum - Photo Essay: Youth Parliament 2004 - Hard News Is There! ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 16 August 2004, 5:55 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Labour Surges Ahead Of National In Poll - Youth Parliament To Debate Drinking Age Crisis - Trouble With Saudi's Biggest Oil Field As Oil Demand Surges - Hard News Is There! - Stateside: Where The Olympics Hits The G-Spot - John Roughan: ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Saturday, 14 August 2004, 4:19 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: The Amazing Alison Annan Resigns At Cambridge High - Muriel Newman Talks American Lessons In Welfare - Venezeualan Democracy On The Line Sunday - Hard News Is There! - Norma Sherry Interviews The Libertarian Who Would Be President - Something ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 12 August 2004, 4:10 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: "Civil War" Maori Public Servant Keeps His Job - Prebble Files Papers To Get Awatere-Huata Booted - Greg Palast On Venezeula's Upcoming Recall Vote - Howard Dean Weighs Into The Terror Alert Debate - Muriel Newman On ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 4:25 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: NZ Gains Int. Support For Indonesian Atrocity Truth Commission - Changes To Citizenship Bill - UQ Wire: When Were We Warned? And Why? - What Was The New CIA Chief Doing On 9/11? - Hard News Is There! - The Inside ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 10 August 2004, 5:50 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Maori Unemployment At Its Lowest Levels Ever - NZ Parliament Unanimously Condemns Anti-Semitism - Hard News Is There! - David Miller: The All Blacks And Al-Qaeda - John Roughan's Letter From Honiara - Bernard ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 9 August 2004, 5:07 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Selwyn Manning In Samoa: Howard Politicised Into Further Aid For Nauru - Don Brash Reshuffles His Shadow Cabinet - IDF Prepares For Armageddon - Hard News & Fiona Rae Are There! - Stateside: Where Rosalea Joins Communication Overload More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 6 August 2004, 5:26 pm | Alastair Thompson
Selwyn Manning In Samoa: Nauru On The Agenda - Parliament To Condemn Anti-Semitism Following Graveyard Vandalism - Reader Opinion: A Proposal To End War - Tariana Turia Talks To Scoop's Kevin List - Foreign Students Out Of Pocket As Immigration Agent ... More >>
Images: You Can't Beat Wellington On A Good Day
Friday, 6 August 2004, 11:09 am | Alastair Thompson
Images of Wellington taken from Wrights Hill on a recent stunning day in the capital. The images are taken with Scoop's new Fuji S7000 camera. Click on images for big versions. More >>
Images: Scoops Great Big Picture Of Wellington
Friday, 6 August 2004, 10:56 am | Alastair Thompson
A panorama image of Wellington Harbour - Te Whanganui-A-Tara - taken from Wrights Hill on a recent stunning day in the capital. The image is taken with Scoop's new Fuji S7000 camera and is extremely large. Click on each frame to expand image size ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 5 August 2004, 4:23 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Michel Chossudovsky: Colour Coded Dishonesty In Boston - Goff Condemns On-Going Terror Attacks In Iraq - UN Ups Pressure On Sudan To Comply - Hard News & More Is There! - Wellington City Vs A Handful Of Homeless More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 10:14 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Zaoui Lawyers Appeal No-Bail-Transfer Judgement - Massey Research Shows Teenagers Don't Need ID To Buy Booze - Belgium's Human Rights Rep Dented By Reality Check - STORY OF THE WEEK: William Rivers Pitt: Fabricating ... More >>
