trend piece

English

Noun

trend piece (plural trend pieces)

1. (journalism) An article explaining a trend or topical issue, often illustrated with anecdotes, statistics, and expert opinions.

   Coordinate terms: opinion piece, think piece

   • 2001, Colson Whitehead, John Henry Days:

     By the time J. made the List, another variety had been identified and sanctioned by the junketeers. The trend piece.

   • 2016 March 24, Leon Neyfakh, “In Defense of the Trend Piece”, in Slate‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Instead of complaining that the author didn’t take into account that every individual is his or her own special flower, why not enjoy this lively, charming sketch of a workplace for what it is? An impressionistic and lighthearted rendering of a clever, mildly provocative idea. In other words, a trend piece.

   • 2024 July 26, Nadia Khomami, Lanre Bakare, “Charli xcx: from slow burn pop star to ‘brat’ US election influencer”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     The 31-year-old singer has generated countless headlines and trend pieces after the release of her sixth studio album in June, but she’s been working in the industry for more than 15 years now.