The logo if used as a banner, should look horizontal. So I sketched up some ideas for the text. I needed a trending up arrow to incorporate in my design. The R directed its leg downwards and so I thought this is a good place for the arrow to start off. I ended the trail at the D, so It seems as though "Trend" is exposed much more here. After all, the company is about trending news.
Then I finalised my design with some contrasting colours. I used a medium bright orange for the R with the arrow. Otherwise I used a deep blue (close to the royal blue).
The font used is code bold, modified at some characters for the design to retain its language.