An article is a source of information that stands on its own. A press release announces a piece of news that the sender believes is worthy of media coverage. Press releases are often used as sources for articles.In addition, an article can be published on your own website, various other websites, or submitted to magazines and other publications.
A press release on the other hand must be sent individually to journalists or distributed through a press release distribution company.
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.