Posting News Bad For SEO?

Actually I won't because both sites I was talking about gained ground through the panda updates. Both sites are also authority sites that are 5 years old and highly targeted in their niches.

providing syndicated content adds value to the sites readers and google understands that...which is something most people on this forum don't have a clue about.

Here's a tip I learned back in print journalism school... it's called the "localize and rewrite" ...

It's where you take a story or press release and use parts of it to create your own article. You can use the quotes in it, etc., as long as you give attribution.

For example, if you come across a really good article in the New York Times that has a quote you like that fits into your niche ... use it like this:

Jane Doe was quoted in a recent issue of the New York Times saying, "[keyword] really is making a difference in people's lives."

This is 100% ok to do. You won't be sued. You will have unique content and it will be worth reading.

This is especially true of company press releases. They are put out for that very reason - to be used and spread the word on their company or product.

Cut and paste from press releases and use quotes from CEOs and experts. They add to your content and are free sources of authority.

I gained a lot of traffic with long-tail keywords simply by reworking and quoting various press releases from an energy drink company ... every few weeks they'd publish a new one and every week, I had something new to talk about. I'd do the on-page SEO and before long I was outranking the corporate site.

The key is proper attribution!