This gathering of national and international media affords reporters and editors exposure to each other as well as to scholars and practitioners, allowing the journalists insight into their methodologies, the impact of their work, and the influence of their medium.

The first segment of the MediaForum is a public panel (or panels) at EPIIC's symposium in which editors and reporters focus on the coverage of specific issues based on their personal experiences. The second segment is a day-long workshop in which journalists reassess the issues and controversies that emerged during the symposium as well as critique their profession, examining the media's coverage, treatment, and role in relation to EPIIC's theme. EPIIC has been important in the publication of special reports such as The Dallas Morning News' look at "Hidden Wars" and The Boston Globe's "Armed for Profit: The Selling of U.S. Weapons." In 1999, EPIIC collaborated with the Nieman Foundation of Harvard University for a one-day workshop on "Exposing Transnational Crime and Corruption."

THE LEONARD SILK-EPIIC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Sponsored by EPIIC, the Center for Public Integrity , and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , this juried fellowship is a two-semester and summer internship for academic independent study credit with CPI and ICIJ that provides the opportunity for students to gain and sharpen their investigative skills.

"The conference was of great value to me, especially through new contacts I made...The spirit of the meeting was, I think, an inspiration for many of your students who, in turn, were an inspiration to us."

--Mr. Leonard Silk, former Senior Economic Columnist and Correspondent, The New York Times