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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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Sludge Report #141 – Negotiating With A Spider
Tuesday, 30 July 2002, 11:41 am | C.D. Sludge
In This Edition: Negotiating With A Spider - Discussions On The Tuffet - Speaking Of Spiders, Of With Her Head More >>
Scoop: Daily Ratings
Tuesday, 30 July 2002, 10:06 am | Alastair Thompson
Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 29 July 2002, 3:49 pm | Alastair Thompson
Sludge Report: Reading The Entrails - Stateside: Don’t Cry For Me, Rosalea - Howard’s End: Can We Profit From This Result? - Back In The Saddle, With A Bigger Posse - Status Quo Reigns, But Pendulum Swings Right - Saturday Sport Is On - The Helen And ... More >>
Sludge Report #140 - Reading The Entrails
Monday, 29 July 2002, 1:54 pm | C.D. Sludge
In This Edition: Reading The Entrails Of Election 2002 - “She’s A Hard Road Finding The Perfect Prime Minister” - Advice For The Meat In The Sandwich More >>
Scoop: Weekend Ratings
Monday, 29 July 2002, 9:03 am | Alastair Thompson
The Weekend’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Clark Announces Center-Left Minority Government
Sunday, 28 July 2002, 1:05 am | Alastair Thompson
With the support of the Greens, and a concession from National’s Bill English, Prime Minister Helen Clark has announced her intention to form a new minority Government with Jim Anderton’s Progressive Coalition. More >>
Progress: Center Left Government, Helen’s Big Call
Saturday, 27 July 2002, 9:44 pm | Alastair Thompson
With 52% of the vote counted Prime Minister Helen Clark now has a wafer thin majority with the assistance of the Greens and Jim Anderton’s Progressive Coalition. More >>
Progress: Peter Dunne Appears To Hold The Hot Seat
Saturday, 27 July 2002, 8:28 pm | Alastair Thompson
With 8% of the vote counted the dark horse of the 2002 election Peter Dunne and his United Future Party appear to be holding the crucial seats that Helen Clark will need to form a Government. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Campaign 2002
Friday, 26 July 2002, 4:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Update: Phew! - Hard News Is Here - Poll Watch: Labour And National Continue To Fall - Poll Watch: Worse Signs For Labour - Howard's End: Arrogance In the Public Service - Labour Ruined Us, Says Millenium People - Sutton Welcomes US Agriculture ... More >>
Scoop Update #8 – Phew!
Friday, 26 July 2002, 3:05 pm | Alastair Thompson
In This Edition: Phew! – SCOOP GUESS 2002! CLOSES TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT More >>
Scoop: Daily Ratings
Friday, 26 July 2002, 10:40 am | Alastair Thompson
Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Campaign 2002
Thursday, 25 July 2002, 3:46 pm | Alastair Thompson
Public Money Not For Pro-GE Lobbying – Greens - TODAY’S GE BUNFIGHT IN FULL: - Keith Rankin: A Cornucopia Of Coalition Combinations - She’s A Hard Road Running The Perfect Campaign - Tube Talk: The Ice-Cool Instinct Of Kim Hill - Howard’s End: Calling Young ... More >>
Scoop: Daily Ratings
Thursday, 25 July 2002, 9:33 am | Alastair Thompson
Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Campaign 2002
Wednesday, 24 July 2002, 3:48 pm | Alastair Thompson
The News Trevor Mallard Longed To Hear - Feedback: GDP Is Not The Holy Grail - Part 3 Of Adrian Picot On Why GE Is Bad Science - Mallard Let World Cup Slip, Should Be Sacked – Prebble - Guest Opinion: Watching Helen Flounder From Afar - Feedback: Student ... More >>
Scoop: Daily Ratings
Wednesday, 24 July 2002, 9:47 am | Alastair Thompson
Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Campaign 2002
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 3:05 pm | Alastair Thompson
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Blitzkreig In Gaza - Real Deal: Making Hay At Harvard - David Miller: No Place For Falelaii In Society - Link: George W.’s Economic Record Mirrors His Dad’s - Satire: Fragile Reality Balance Under Threat - Rejected Nuclear Material ... More >>
Scoop: Daily Ratings
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 9:49 am | Alastair Thompson
Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Campaign 2002
Monday, 22 July 2002, 4:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
Miraculous Exception In United Future’s Polling - UQ Wire: Bush's Watergate - Links & Commentary - Stateside: Look Who’s In My Junk Mail - Flotilla Intercepts Nuclear Cargo - DOC May Make Bid For Young Nicks Head More >>
Scoop: Weekend Ratings
Monday, 22 July 2002, 9:15 am | Alastair Thompson
The Weekend’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Campaign 2002
Friday, 19 July 2002, 3:48 pm | Alastair Thompson
Hard News Is Here! - Cross-Party Non-judgemental Dancefloor Support - Corn Wars: Scientists’ Battle Rages On - Perigo Has Had Enough! - Satire: Security Service Accidentally Classifies Itself A Threat To National Security More >>
