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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: Yet Another Perfect Day
Wednesday, 6 August 2003, 9:34 am | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Editor Alastair Thompson is spending this week half-way up Mt Ruapehu... So far the weather has been perfect, and today is looking to be another stunner. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 5 August 2003, 5:16 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: - Does The NZ Govt’s Jobs Jolt Policy Contravene International Law? - COLUMNS: - A Hard News Post Fiesta Is There - - An absolute fiesta of new posts from the entire crew, except me, so I can have a rest. Great stuff in all of them - and ... More >>
Scoop Images: The Wizard & The Polecat
Monday, 4 August 2003, 10:58 pm | Alastair Thompson
Snowmaking tonight on Whakapapa click for wallpaper sized image… click for wallpaper sized image… More >>
Scoop Images: Whakapapa Skiscapes
Monday, 4 August 2003, 5:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop's ski trip.... photos show a variety of different views of the skiing and accommodation areas at Whakapapa skifield. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 4 August 2003, 4:30 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Amnesty Int’s NZ Office Reports Why Ahmed Zaoui Must Be Released - COLUMNS: - - - Hard News Is There - Stateside: Painting From The Eye - The Inside On Why Saudi USA Relations Are Souring - When A Segregation Wall Sprouts In Your Garden - Moment ... More >>
Scoop Images: Four Volcanoes and a Sunset
Sunday, 3 August 2003, 8:02 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Editor Alastair Thompson is spending this week half-way up Mt Ruapehu, the largest volcano in the central volcanic region of New Zealand’s North Island. On arrival, four of the major volcanoes in the North Island could be viewed from the ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 1 August 2003, 10:17 pm | Alastair Thompson
Tamihere Cites English As A Race Obsessive Maori Basher - Bosnian Serb Doctor Death Gets Life Imprisonment - The Bag End E-Voting Connexion Revealed - LATEST KEY LINKS FROM THE AMERICAN COUP PAGE - Howard's End: Useful Idiots - Images: Broadcaster, ... More >>
Desperately Seeking The ROTK Trailer? Click Here
Friday, 1 August 2003, 11:02 am | Alastair Thompson
Go to Google , type "ROTK Trailer" into the box and click the "I am feeling lucky" button. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 9:14 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Peru Asks Japan To Extradite Fujimori: Amnesty Int. Reports - STORY OF THE WEEK: Thom Hartmann - A Roundup Of The Diebold FTP Story So -Far - STORY OF THE WEEK: LATEST KEY LINKS FROM THE AMERICAN COUP PAGE - John Chuckman: ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 10:16 am | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - The Deaths Of Saddam's Sons Have Ongoing Repercussions - Streets Of London: The Rapidly Revolving David Kelly Story - Daniel Patrick Welch - UQ Wire: Tom Flocco - Intimidation On The Trail Of 911 Truths - UQ Wire: Maureen ... More >>
Scoop Images: Loan Protester Takes On The DomPost
Wednesday, 30 July 2003, 3:26 pm | Alastair Thompson
Somewhat oddly for a civic demonstration most of the people coming out of Newspaper House appeared to be smiling at the protestor and/or giving him the thumb's up signal. I suspect he found this a bit disconcerting. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics (Last Night's)
Wednesday, 30 July 2003, 9:04 am | Alastair Thompson
A Week Of UN-Styled Statesmanship - Photo Essay: Kiwi War Vets Revisit Graves Of Fallen Friends - STORY OF THE WEEK: Diebold Rebuttals Simply Astonishing - The Cons And Cons Of Depleted Uranium - Vote Day In Phnom Penh - Central Europe: When Things ... More >>
BREAKING NEWS - SCOOP'S BIGGEST SCOOP
Friday, 25 July 2003, 2:03 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Breaking News Bulletin: Voting Machines Blasted by Scientists [1] SERIOUSLY BAD – RUSSELL BROWN'S HARD NEWS [2] COMPUTER VOTING SYSTEMS VULNERABLE - AP [3] E-VOTING FLAWS RISK BALLOT FRAUD - MSNBC [4] REVELATIONS "TIP OF THE ICEBERG" - ... More >>
Test
Friday, 25 July 2003, 1:26 am | Alastair Thompson
Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 24 July 2003, 4:42 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - PM Farewells Aus. Troops Bound For The Solomons - Christian World Service: "But Where Is The War Zone?" - NZ-US Interest Margin Cut To 400 Points - U.S Kills Saddam’s Sons Uday and Qusay In Mosul - STORY OF THE WEEK: Ambassador ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 23 July 2003, 5:21 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Brian Cloughley: Interrogated To Death In The Star Chamber - U.S Kills Saddam’s Sons Uday and Qusay In Mosul - Mapping The Real Deal: Backcasting A Brighter Future - Sludge Report: Why The Economy Looks Set To Give Us A Kicking ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 22 July 2003, 5:53 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY - IRAQ WMD EVIDENCE TAMPERING:- Hard News Address's The Demise Of Dr Kelly - NEW ZEALAND NEWS:- Maurice Williamson MP Suspended - INTERNATIONAL NEWS:- UN: Iraqi Self-Governance/End Of Occupation Must Come Soon - American Coup: California's V-Day ... More >>
Sludge #155 – Introducing Recession 2003-2004
Tuesday, 22 July 2003, 2:23 pm | C.D. Sludge
NOTE: Authors of this report will be anonymous and wide ranging, and occasionally finely balanced. Indeed you are invited to contribute: The format is as a reporters notebook. It will be published as and when material is available. C.D. Sludge can ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 21 July 2003, 3:44 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Death Of Dr David Kelly – Was It Really A Suicide? - … Meanwhile Across The Atlantic, Another Suicide Is In The News - Wellingtonians March In Support Of GE Moratorium - GWB's Plans To Meet Abu Mazen Fail To Impress - US Election Scoop In ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 18 July 2003, 3:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
Processing Power And Propaganda - Dennis Hans: Inside The Niger Deception - Chuckman: Corporadoes In The Whitehouse - Bush Appeases Blair After Dropping Him In It - Bring 'Em On? No, Bring 'Em Back - Softly Softly Visit From Chinese Top Brass - Will Iran ... More >>
