I am one of the two developer of 9Gag Reader, I'm not the one who did this part but I know how it works. I think that the way you do it is a little bit too complex. To create the effect you are searching to recreate, we take a screenshot of the tableview and use it to do the effect which allows us not to add/delete rows which can lead to crashes, we just reload the content.
I fixed the problem, seems this sequence is really cool.
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.