Adrian Ma
Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.
His reporting has garnered national honors including a National Edward R. Murrow Award, a Gracie Award and a Public Media Journalists Association Award. Before joining NPR in 2021, he covered the business beat for member stations WBUR in Boston and WCPN in Cleveland.
He's reported on what it's like to deliver groceries during an outbreak, captured the final hours of a tiny cafe, and traveled to China to unpack how the trade war crushed a growing market for U.S. cranberries. He's also covered protests for racial justice, explored what it's like to drive for Amazon, and documented the curious ritual that is 'speed dating for economists.'
His interest in journalism began while studying media law at the University of Maryland School of Law. Later, while working for a judge in Baltimore, he decided to "roll the dice" and change careers. After obtaining a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, his first news job was as an assistant producer at WNYC in New York.
Some years ago, he worked as a prep cook in a ramen shop.
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The Department of Justice thinks Apple has violated an antitrust law, accusing the tech giant of making it harder for consumers to switch software and hardware and even stifling innovation.
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Darnell Epps is a Yale trained lawyer who is bent on solving a non-legal problem: a shortage in manufacturing workers. He enrolled at vocational school to get a better idea of the job market.
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On Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah exchanged some of the heaviest cross border fighting in months.
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NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Cerian Richmond Jones of The Economist about the decision by Nigerian and Ethiopian governments to float their respective currencies.
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Republicans have accused Presidential candidate Kamala Harris of being weak on immigration. At this week’s Democratic National Convention, the party sent a clear message about Harris’ stance.
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Garland Carr, featured on the podcast Track Change, was recently released from prison. NPR's Adrian Ma talks to him about how he's adjusting to life on the outside.
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NPR uncovered new allegations of sexual harassment against a former top adviser to the U.S. ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, and new questions about whether Garcetti lied under oath.
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NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Canadian runner Corey Bellemore about holding the world record for running the beer mile and why this year's race may be his last.