The Newscast category is for solid, broadcast journalism. The winner will be the story that most effectively communicates the “who, what, where, when, why, and how” of your chosen topic, which can include school sports.
2017 Newscast/News Story Entries
| Award | Film | Student Name(s) | School |
| Golden Lion | Street Car Cincinnati | Katarina Finseth, Richard King, and Nicolas Amann | Highlands High School |
| White Lion | Cans for a Cause | Amber Back and Sydney Asher | Ursuline Academy |
| Mountain Lion | News Show 2 | Dylan Tierney, Samuel Shelton, Trey Bowden, Benjamin Rosenstiel, Katarina Finseth, Kaitlyn Jordan, Anthony Hofstetter | Highlands High School |
| Finalist | Pregnancy, Teaching, and Leaving | Zara Haurin, Hannah Brinkmann | Ursuline Academy |
| Finalist | Hope for Hope Emergency | Zara Haurin | Ursuline Academy |
| Finalist | Male Cheerleaders | Cameron Hays | Highlands High School |
| News Show | Kaitlyn Jordan, Anthony Hofstetter, Brianna Collins, Trey Bowden, Benjamin Rosenstiel, and Katarina Finseth | Highlands High School | |
| Blue Marble | Richard King, Julian Lynn, and John Buchanan | Highlands High School | |
| FTIS Digital Conversion | Kaitlyn Jordan and Anthony Hofstetter | Highlands High School | |
| Football Technology | Trey Boden and Grant Murrey | Highlands High School | |
| Coaches vs Cancer | Katarina Finseth and Jackson Cody | Highlands High School | |
| USS Nightmare | Dylan Tierney and Samuel Shelton | Highlands High School | |
| Columbus Crew | Emma Smith | Mason High School | |
| Craig Murnan | Macy McReynolds, Chloe Denniston, Reilly Bogan | Mason High School | |
| Live for LIZ | Mackenzie Hubbard and Mackenzie Dixon | Mason High School | |
| March for Life | Amber Back | Ursuline Academy | |
| Relay for Change | Maddy Brewer and Kelsey Plogmann | Ursuline Academy |