The phrase "a piece examining" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an article, essay, or any written work that analyzes or investigates a particular subject or topic.
Example: "The journal published a piece examining the effects of climate change on marine life."
Alternatives: "an article analyzing" or "a study investigating".
ON SUNDAY, the New York Times published a piece examining an argument advanced by a number of economists that America sends too many people to college.
The Foundry Theater's production of "How Much Is Enough: Our Values in Question," a piece examining the concept of value, is set to run Nov. 3-27; it was written by Kirk Lynn and draws on participation from audience members.
[Old jokes revisited: "In Soviet Russia, spies arrest you!"] 8.44pm BST: Wired's excellent Danger Room blog has a piece examining techniques the alleged spies are said to have used, according to the US justice department's criminal complaint.
In a piece examining the role of minorities in environmentalism, writer Ann-Marie Alcantara, herself a millennial Latina, states that "environmentalism is once again in danger of becoming irrelevant if membership to its ranks remains – intentionally or otherwise – exclusive".
We contrast McHugh's article with a piece examining the unquenchable optimism of key venture capitalists in the Valley, notably the billionaire Vinod Khosla, a partner in the VC firm of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
In 1986, criminologist Nils Christie published a piece examining what he called the "ideal victim".
I am just starting work on a large piece examining the arguments around genetically modified foods, and I want your help.
That's the question posed by Ezra Klein in a long piece examining the American economy in the aftermath of the Great Recession that began 4 years ago.
* Cultural issues now favor Dems: Ron Brownstein has a good piece examining how Democrats are now on offense on guns, gay marriage, and immigration, issues on which Democrats now believe majorities agree with them.
Paul Voosen, who's one of my favorite science journalists these days, has written a fine piece examining the scientific and societal debate over the Anthropocene, the proposed term for this era in which human decisions (or indecision) will leave a durable mark in planetary systems and even in the planet's stratified rock.* (The video above explores the Anthropocene as environmental meme).
It was meant to be a technical piece examining how advances in technology have changed the way people produce material culture that build the images of dictators like Vladimir Putin.
