think piece

American  

[thingk pees] / ˈθɪŋk ˌpis /

Or thinkpiece

noun

1. Also called dope story.  Journalism. an article, as in a magazine or journal, analyzing and giving the background of a news event or public issue, usually with the author's opinions.

   Our assessments in this think piece are inherently subjective.

2. an artistic work, film, etc., that stimulates thought and discussion.

   a cinematic think piece on the meaning of “heroism.”

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think piece Idioms  

1. An article that presents news analysis, background material, and the author's opinions, as in Her goal was to write think pieces but the editor kept assigning crime stories. [c. 1940]

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Etymology

Origin of think piece

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Pitched somewhere between a whodunit and a think piece, the film follows Tegan and Carr as they attempt to track down the digital con artist they call Fake Tegan, or Fegan for short.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

In one of those breaks, he might produce six or seven 500-word CD reviews, a 1,000-word think piece, two 2,500-word essays and a 4,000- or 5,000-word blowout.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022

Her ability to bridge divides has made her the subject of many a recent think piece, a popular podcast series and even proposals to replace statues of Confederate figures with her image.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

You know, everything was about terrifying the viewer and then finding obscure ways to tie it into a think piece and then put it out there in this supposition language.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2021

Were you ready to download on Day One, or did you come to it after the 9,000th think piece about how everyone was playing Animal Crossing?

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2021