Interestingly yes. I used to work for a radio station, a kind of freelancing, anything I did for them in terms of producing a feature 'Vox-pops' or interviewing, then editing, despite the fact I did it all, it still belonged to them! All the reward I ever got was listening to it (maybe) on air...
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.