Its related to Google News & Apple News - for my research work

[Prag]

1)      What point of day readers read news on Google News generally?

2)      Are there any special tags to rank higher in Google News? Is standout tag still relevant?

3)      Is there any special way to rank in “Featured”, “In-Depth”, “Most Referenced” etc. categories in Google News?

4)      How much traffic do big sized media publishing companies get from Google News?

5)      To how much extent Social Media is responsible for rankings in Google News?

6)      Even when the website has articles which are centered about trending topics or top Google News and are posted timely, why they are not able to rank in Google News?

7)      What are ranking factors in Apple News?

      Best practices for stories to be on top list of Apple News?

9)      How much traffic do big sized media publishing companies get from Apple News?

10)   What point of day readers read news on Apple News generally?

11)   Are there any special tags to rank higher in Apple News?