More than 90 young journalists from across the nation convened at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., for Campus Progress' 2010 Journalism Training Summit. Besides bouncing ideas off one another, attendees worked with and received feedback from instructors from publications such as the Washington Post and Newsweek.

The weekend began with a keynote speech by investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, an award-winning reporter who covers private military companies and broke into the industry with no formal journalism training.

"Jeremy represented a very different breed of journalist," said Campus Progress intern Adam Peck, who participated in the conference with his publication, Think magazine. "He's not afraid to really stick it to people when he feels he needs to, which is rare."

After sessions on ethics, leadership, writing and print design, the weekend culminated with presentations of audio slide shows the students had created over the weekend.

The summit seemed an ideal way to re-energize and equip young journalists before they returned to school to begin publishing.

"Back in LA after a great journalism summit in DC. Bamboo's armed to hit the ground running when #USC starts next week! #cpjs10," tweeted Campus Progress journalism network member Bamboo Offshoot magazine.

Slide Shows

Students spent Sunday honing their digital storytelling skills using multimedia content captured around Washington, D.C. Participants collected interviews, edited audio and photos, and compiled sideshows in just under four hours. Below are a few examples of their great work.

Oneworld/Pacific Ties — Lauren Hashiguchi, Stephanie Kunz, Stepfanie Aguilar

North by Northwestern/The Wake – Nick Castele, Matt Connolly, Maggie Foucault

Photos

Photos by Gus Wezerek.

Conference attendees meet each other Friday afternoon through a game of networking bingo.

Campus Progress staff member Pedro de la Torre announces the bingo winners.

Conference attendees listen to keynote Jeremy Scahill's opening speech. CSPAN broadcast the speech, which covered journalistic integrity and the constant need for critical appraisal of those in power, regardless of party affiliation.

Scahill, who wrote the award winning book Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, answers student questions after his speech.

Michael Tracey, founder of The Perspective at The College of New Jersey, speaks to students about his experience making national news when he questioned Mike Huckabee on LGBT rights.

An attendee works Sunday to create an audio slide show profiling people and places around D.C. Audio slideshow topics covered ranged from the stories of Vietnam War veterans to street art in the U Street district.

Conference attendees were grouped in threes to practice the skills they had learned.

An attendee edits a slideshow. Despite a tight deadline and temperamental software, all 22 groups managed to finish and present their projects.