To get one of my articles published, I emailed a specific member of the staff at the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. I researched all of the local news markets and decided that the Trib was the most logical choice for possible publication. I tailored my story by editing it a few times and trimming it a bit. As my article was a narrative, I added more detail from my night at the wrestling event. I also interviewed the owner of the company for the article. I felt like his words would be worth the most to my story. As stated above, I trimmed my article and added more detail to make it the best it could be. I sent the article to Justin LaBar, who writes pro wrestling articles for the Trib. I'm not sure if I'll get a response but who knows!
Trying to get works published as a novice writer is rather difficult in my opinion. The pluses include getting more experience and writing more to better yourself. Negatives include getting rejected more often than not but I'd say that's about it. Any writing you do is helpful whether it gets published or not. Experience is key. Of course, getting published is the goal for everything I write. Nothing will change that and any rejection will only motivate me to do better for myself and my writing.