Getting in the papers - how hard can it be?

Well I've had no luck yet in getting my article re VRWG in the local papers -at least not the two that I get. I sent the article in two weeks ago and it hasn't been in either of the new issues.

I called one of them to ask about their preferred method of submission - they said preference was for either in the body text of an email or as a Word doc with supporting pics in jpg form.

I sent it off last time as a Word doc with an embedded image so that might have been the issue. I've resubmitted again in the body text with separate jpg file now.

Does anyone have any tips for submitting to local papers?

If anyone sees the article in any paper please let me know.