Self-promo in dangerous times

[mlist -at- ca -dot- rainbow -dot- com]

All,

Our company was bought last summer, and the combined company 
was bought again, just this month (well, SEC considerations 
will stretch the transaction to March, but it's essentially 
a done deal).

At the first purchase, the bigger company really, really 
wanted us, so it was known (and it turned out) that they 
were going to keep us intact... including the tech writer.

The latest purchase was already in the works, before we 
were even acquired, so from the perspective of the new-new 
owners, we are a little fish that happened to be scooped 
up when they bought the bigger fish. There's every indication 
that our engineering people are safe (talented, hard-working 
innovators that they are). However, the combined company will 
have more than a few tech writers, and as you know, we are 
inter-changeable.    (ahem...)
I'd sorta like to be one of the retainees.  :-)

I'm thinking that it's better to ensure retention, rather 
than to try to claw my way back from a layoff notice. So, 
my dilemma is how to hint at my value to some unknown 
decision-maker (in another city, in another country)
in the buying company (both buyer and buyee are publicly 
traded).  Something short and sweet would be a trade-rag 
review of our product that had good things to say about 
the documentation. Not totally objective, but at least 
it's an evaluation from a disinterested third party.

In my capacity as not-a-political animal, I'm really at 
a loss as to how to get the message to the right person 
without stirring up a lot of crud that might bury me.

Has anybody dealt with this? How do you even know what 
inquiries are safe to make (to locate the decision-makers), 
and which might amount to shooting oneself in the foot?  
I'm too close to the problem. Tactical and strategic suggestions?

/kevin
(http://www.scmagazine.com/scmagazine/2004_01/test_02/03.html
the 5 stars for doco is all mine, since I'm the lone writer)