Writing press releases is a great way to practice on your writing and to also get your foot in the door so editors will notice you. You first need to think about what to write your press release about before doing anything else.
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.