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think piece

 
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–noun Journalism.
an article analyzing and giving the background of a news event, often with the author's opinions and forecast for the future.
Also called dope story.

Origin:
1940–45
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think piece  
n.  A newspaper article consisting of news analysis, background material, and personal opinions.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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think-piece

  1. n.
    a thoughtful piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine. : Mr. Wilson's think-piece about the need for more concern for the middle class was not well received.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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think piece

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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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