How can I make sure my press releases are picked up by Apple News under our stock ticker?

You don't really have control of where it is picked up. You just need to follow the best practice guidelines and hope it does.

I am unaware of a "direct link" to APPLE NEWS as they promote themselves as a "consolidator" to repurpose items that they pick-and-choose for their readers to see (serving as a gatekeeper function to prevent the peasants from learning truths that might enlighten contrary movements). It is our belief that readers of APPLE NEWS are also consumers of frozen TV dinners, and are unlikely to be bold stock investors. So you're good.