The average salary for a court reporter is about 49,000 a year. But, it's not uncommon, with overtime for a court reporter to bring in over a hundred thousand a year. You can find more information here: mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2008/02/25....
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.