Trend reports
Set up daily and weekly email digests.
Trend reports
Trend reports are automated email digests that summarize the top trends for your site. Instead of checking the dashboard every day, receive a curated overview in your inbox -- perfect for editorial planning meetings, team briefings, or simply staying informed.
Report types
| Type | Frequency | Content | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Digest | Every morning | Top 10 trends, new entries since yesterday, score changes | Staying current with daily developments |
| Weekly Summary | Every Monday | Top 25 trends, lifecycle analysis, week-over-week changes, predictions | Strategic editorial planning |
Both report types produce professionally formatted responsive emails.
What is in a report?
Each trend entry in the report includes:
- Trend title -- The trend name as it appears on the dashboard.
- Score -- Current score (0-100) with a visual bar indicator.
- Lifecycle badge -- The current stage (emerging, growing, peaking, saturating, declining).
- Velocity indicator -- An arrow showing whether the trend is accelerating, stable, or decelerating.
- Source count -- How many distinct sources are reporting on this trend.
- Top sources -- The most prominent platforms contributing data.
- Score change -- How the score has moved since the previous report.
Weekly summaries include additional sections:
- New this week -- Trends that appeared for the first time during the past seven days.
- Biggest movers -- Trends with the largest score changes (up or down).
- Lifecycle transitions -- Trends that changed stage (e.g., growing to peaking).
Setting up reports
Open report settings
Navigate to Settings in the sidebar, then select the Reports tab. You can also access this from Trends > Reports.
Enable report types
Toggle Daily Digest and/or Weekly Summary to on. You can enable both independently.
Configure categories
Select which trend categories to include in your reports. By default, the report matches your site's configured categories. You can narrow it down if you only want specific domains (e.g., only Technology and AI).
Set delivery preferences
- Delivery time -- Choose when the report is sent (e.g., 8:00 AM). Daily digests are sent every day at this time; weekly summaries are sent every Monday.
- Timezone -- Select your timezone so the delivery time is correct for your location.
Add recipients (optional)
By default, the report is sent to your account email. You can add additional email addresses for team members or stakeholders who should receive the digest but may not have IANews accounts.
Per-site reports
Each site gets its own reports matching its category and country configuration. If you manage multiple sites, each one can have different report settings:
- A technology-focused site receives a report highlighting AI, crypto, and software trends.
- A health-focused site receives a report focused on medical research, public health, and pharmaceutical developments.
Reports are generated independently per site, so there is no cross-contamination of categories or regions.
Weekly summaries are ideal for editorial planning meetings. Share the report with your team on Monday morning to identify which trends are worth writing about during the week.
Reports reflect the trends that were active during the reporting period. If a trend emerged and declined between two daily reports, it still appears in the next digest with its peak score and lifecycle data.
What's next?
- Trend alerts -- Get real-time notifications instead of scheduled digests
- Explore trends -- Browse the full trends feed in the dashboard
- Follow and watch trends -- Track specific trends between reports