1) How many web pages of your site are listed on Google News?
To know how many web pages of your site (or your competitors sites) are listed on Google News use the following command:
source:site -gggg
site is the name of the source on Google News (This name is given by Google News to a news source)
Example:
For Search Engine Watch:

Remarks:

* If the source name on Google News contains several words use _ to separate words.


* To receive an email alert as soon as your news is listed on Google News use the following command:
Example:
For Search engine watch:


* Similar command on Google search is site:www.your-domain-name.com
Example:




2) How many web pages of your site that contain a word or an expression are listed on Google News?
To know how many web pages of your site that contain a word are listed on Google News use the following command:
source:site keyword
Example:



* Similar command on Google search is site:www.domain-name.com word
Example:




3) Is your site well ranked on Google News search for your targeted keywords?
To know your website ranking on Google News for your targeted keywords you can use Agent Web Ranking software. Google news ranking option was added to this software few weeks ago.