In most states you have to be at least 14 to get a work permit. Under that age you will probably not be able to work. Your best bet is to do odd jobs for your family and friends.
You may be allowed to carry newspapers at the age of 12.
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.