Google News is "beta" I realize, but I was wondering if links picked up by Google and others that are in the "news" sections of engines have a potentially postive affect on a site's SERP? Would links from here have a good weight and be considered "authoritative" and hence relevant? Are they helping only the news source that is cited or does it do any good for the webiste/company in which the story relates to? My guess is that it's initially only helping the webiste where the story is published (i.e. AP, PRNews, etc.), but it seems that there would be a residual benefit to the actual website the story centers around. Your thoughts please ...
I realized I kind of answered my own questions as I asked them, but it's nice to get a "second set of eyes" for confirmation - thanks!