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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 59]
NEWSFLASH: Author Janet Frame Dies
Thursday, 29 January 2004, 11:24 am | Alastair Thompson
Renowned New Zealand author Janet Frame has dies aged 79 in Dunedin Hospital. Frame's life story was portrayed in the award winning Jane Campion film An Angel at My Table. The film was based in turn on her autobiography of the same name. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 4:18 pm | Alastair Thompson
Dr Don Discovers A Dangerous Drift Towards Separatism - NZ Films Receive 12 Academy Award Nominations - UN Says It Will Send Election Team To Iraq - Tony Baldwin Comments On Electricity Market Moves - Hard News & More Is There More >>
Oscar Nominations - ROTK Gets 11, Whale Rider 1
Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 9:18 am | Alastair Thompson
NZ Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes has been nominated for the Oscar Best Actress award for her role in Niki Caro's film version of Witi Ihimaera's Whale Rider. Meanwhile Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings – Return Of The King has received 11 nominations ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 4:36 pm | Alastair Thompson
NZ Agrees To Take 20 Refugees Out Of Nauru Detention - Indonesia Transfers Acheh Prisoners To Java - Hard News & More Is There - ZZZZzzzzt Scoop Has Feedback - Scoop Review: Kermadec - Where Lunch Is Seldom Free More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 26 January 2004, 3:15 pm | Alastair Thompson
Winston Peters Front-foots Corruption Allegations From TVNZ - The Unpleasant Reality If Child Labour In NZ - Australia Called Upon To Stop Stealing From East Timor - Aziz Choudry: The ''Smart Bombs'' of US Trade and Investment Policy - Manuel Valenzuela: ... More >>
Motocross Champion Appears at Parachute
Monday, 26 January 2004, 8:47 am | Alastair Thompson
Top female motocross rider Mary Perkins will be spinning her wheels at Parachute this weekend, on Sunday, 26th January, while in the evening, DJ Phat B, of Impact World Tour's GX International team, will be spinning his decks on the mainstage between ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 23 January 2004, 3:18 pm | Alastair Thompson
Dead Man On Govt's Banned Terrorist List - Business Roundtable Turns Monopoly Theory On Its Head - Over 185 Million People Unemployed Globally - ZZZZZzzzzt: Scoop Has Feedback - Hard News & More Is There! - SOTU: Jay Shaft On The Real State Of The ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 22 January 2004, 4:01 pm | Alastair Thompson
Indonesia Bombs Disputed Timor Island - Hospital Deficits Expected To Lead To Service Cuts - Hard News & More Is There! - Meditations: The Relative Merits Of Colonising Mars - Stateside: Midweek News Roundup - Feedback: Setting The Record Straight On ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 6:33 pm | Alastair Thompson
Painted Apple Moth Found In Mt Eden - Calls For Hodgson To Front Over Power Price Rises - George Bush's Biggest Speech Of The Year - LINK: The Grey Lady Thunders Over Election System Failures - Tom Hurndall - The Case That Wouldn't Close - Election ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 5:18 pm | Alastair Thompson
NZ Grants $5 Million To Niue Reconstruction - Waitakere City And Infratil Push For 2nd Auckland Airport - A Bi-National Solution As A Weapon Is Counterproductive - Hard News & More Is There! - Meditations: Know Your Enemy - Scoop Columnists Expound ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics (Hello 2004!!!)
Friday, 16 January 2004, 3:49 pm | Alastair Thompson
UK Peace Activist Tom Hurndall Dies - 'P' Concern Tops New Year Agenda In Parliament - EDITORIAL: Pro-Nuke Pro ‘Preventative War’ Cost Of U.S./NZ Free Trade Deal - Stateside: Where Rosalea Gets Metaphysical About The Moon - Hard News & More Is There! - Meditations: ... More >>
Scoop Images: Burning In The New Year
Friday, 2 January 2004, 1:59 pm | Alastair Thompson
Images of this year’s New Year bonfire by Scoop co-editor Alastair Thompson. More >>
Scoop Holiday Headlines
Tuesday, 30 December 2003, 11:53 am | Alastair Thompson
Israel Indymedia Website Taken Offline - Judge Says P Crims Turn Youths Into Prostitutes - Happy Christmas Message From The Scoopers - Catherine Austin-Fitts: 10 Christmas Meditations - Bernard Weiner: Ten ''New Year's Revolutions'' - Hard News & Public ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics (Xmas Edition)
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 4:51 pm | Alastair Thompson
Unbundling Local Loop Recommended To Enhance Broadband - Report Released: State Of The Nation’s Health - English Tabloid Reports Saddam Really Captured By Kurds - Guest Comment: The Gospel According To St Marketing - Scoop Images: A Virtual Stopover ... More >>
Scoop Christmas Message And Holidays Update…
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 4:31 pm | Alastair Thompson
This note is to thank you all (all 4000 of you) for your ongoing support during 2003 and inform you of the Scoop operational plan for the Christmas / New Year break. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 22 December 2003, 5:34 pm | Alastair Thompson
English Tabloid Reports Saddam Really Captured By Kurds - Free Zaoui Vigil In Christchurch 1pm Today - Nablus: Israel Refugee Camp Occupation - ZZZZZzzzzt Scoop Has Feedback - The Latest From Public Address - Tony Baldwin On The Future Of Fonterra More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 19 December 2003, 5:46 pm | Alastair Thompson
More Than Anybody Needed To Know About Ross Armstrong - GDP Increases 2.1% For September Year - Israel Launches Large Invasion Of West Bank Camps - Hard News & More Is There! - The Real Deal With Catherine Austin Fitts - Saddam Capture: Satire - Celebrating ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 6:28 pm | Alastair Thompson
Middle Earth To Become Narnia - Cullen Signals Money For Families In The Budget Next Year - UN Radio Special Report: Annan Says Handing Iraq Back To Iraqis Is Urgent - Hard News & More Is There! - Guest Opinion: Not All Girls Want Help With Their ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 5:03 pm | Alastair Thompson
Govt. Seabed & Foreshore Proposals Announced - CYFS Details Its Role Leading To Kelly Gush’s Death - UN Radio Special Report: Annan Says Handing Iraq Back To Iraqis Is Urgent - Hard News & More Is There! - Stateside: The Real Story - Afghanistan More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 4:00 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - ACT Votes To Expel Awatere Huata From Parliament - Police Say Bain Appeal Dismissal Brings Closure To Murder - U.S. Says Saddam Receiving Geneva Convention Protections - Listening To The Sound Of Silence In Nauru - Saddam Capture: ... More >>
