Derek Thompson
Atlantic senior editor and author
Derek Thompson is a senior editor at The Atlantic who writes about media and economics. He wrote Hit Makers, a book on why some pop culture hits catch on.
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About Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson was born in McLean, Virginia, in 1986. He studied journalism, political science and legal studies at Northwestern University, graduating in 2008. Thompson holds a senior editor role at The Atlantic, with a focus on media and economics. He has also worked as a weekly news analyst for National Public Radio (NPR) on "Here and Now". His 2015 cover story "A World Without Work" looked at how technology may change the future of jobs. Forbes included him on its "30 Under 30" list. Hit Makers is his first book. It explores how pop culture hits came to be and what makes things popular.