If you Want to get the latest news, do you turn on the television or open the newspaper? Depending on which medium you choose, you may get a different story. In 1993, the Mississippi River flooded its banks, killing fifty-two people and causing billions of dollars in property damage. This event was covered extensively by both television and newspapers. Although television coverage offered startling images of the flood, newspapers were able, with their in-depth coverage, to provide a more thorough examination of the flood's causes and its aftermath.