The days of printed newspapers may be numbered in the digital era, but until the 1920s there were no other news media at all - and New Zealanders were eager readers. Historian and author Ian F Grant tells Mediawatch about what we can learn from the papers of a century ago.

The media seized on the prospect of Jetsons-style Uber-in-the-air, but another airborne innovation that hit the headlines over-promised and under-delivered.

Meltdowns, blow-ups and blowback as MP goes rogue: Lasting Impressions - when papers were the news media; Uber-in-the-air excites media.

Mediawatch Midweek is our weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Jeremy chats to Karyn about life across the ditch; Kiwis being unlucky in the Lucky Country; and Australia's loss of soft power.

Petrol price rises have hogged the headlines this past week. Much coverage has been about what’s affordable in the short term, not what’s sustainable in the longer term. It often is when the price spikes and things get political.

“If no-one gives a shit, you’ve failed.” Before heading home to Sweden after six months off in Gisborne, award-winning investigative TV reporter Joachim Dyfvermark told local reporters they’re up against the likes of Netflix, HBO and YouTube.

Petrol prices vs. planet; investigative journalism in an age of danger - and Netflix; falls from grace with added PR.

Mediawatch Midweek is our weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin chats to Bryan about 'digital strip search' blowback; Taranaki flying the local radio flag; the Koru Club horror, Whangamomona's kids with carcasses - and the number one petrol price news cliche.

Stories about plunging confidence among business leaders just keep on coming - along with economic data that shows no need for panic. Other surveys of opinion about business and the economy tell a different story, but make far fewer headlines.

Broadcasters and advertisers are grappling with “the attention economy” now that so many of us have screens of all sizes engaging our eyeballs everywhere. Dr Karen Nelson-Field tracks how we watch and whether we’re really taking it in.