Your newsreel must inform your audience about your character's experience as well as focusing on the following essential questions (not all of these questions may apply):
Who was involved?
What were some of the important events?
How did these events or event affect your character's life? job? family? income? social life? and/or emotional well-being?
What was the general attitude of those your character worked and/or lived with?
What was happening elsewhere around the world while your character is dealing with their issues?
What else was going on besides the war?
What effect did the war have on that? Or
What effect did that have on the war?
What did your character do for leisure?