I distribute a newsletter each month also. The last two pages are recaps of regulatory and agency issues. The first pages are news articles that relate to our industry, such as identity theft, the new $20 bills when they came out, the new nickels, quizzes (I always include the answers at the back). I even put pictures in the newsletters. The pictures relate to the articles. I only put 2-3 pictures on each page, although there are ususally around 6 articles on each page. My newsletters are usually 6 pages and are distributed via email. My distribution list is around 300 people. As others see the newsletters, they usually send me an email and ask me to add them to my distribution list. Since I began my newsletters a couple years ago, there has not been a month that I have had no requests for someone to be added. If you would like, I can email one of my newsletters to you.
Oh yes, I also get permission when I use someone else's articles in my newsletters. People are normally very receptive to this, since I am only distributing the newsletters within my company.