Volunteer at an animal shelter. See how bad these poor innocent creatures have it. Most were bred by humans, only to be abused and abandoned.
Stuck in a cage, hoping to find a home. Many will never leave that place alive. Even if you cannot adopt them, just being there providing some love will go a long way.... for the animals and for yourself.
And you will meet good, kind and inspiring people there.
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.