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Adrian Ma

Host And Reporter

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NPR, AOL, Inc., KOSU, Red River Radio, NewsBreak

Preston's Summary

Adrian Ma is a host and reporter at NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money. He covers a diverse range of topics through the lens of economics, business, and labor, often exploring how economic forces shape our lives, from AI-generated merchandise to the impact of banning affirmative action. Adrian's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including NPR, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and WAMU 88.5.

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Geo Focus

Coverage Attributes:

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Informative: 41 %
Opinion: 11 %
Interviews Q&as: 10 %
Events: 9 %
Data Driven: 8 %

Themes Covered:

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Most Recent Topics:

  • Drone Technology
  • Energy Policy & Regulation
  • Saving & Investing
  • Credit Health
  • Debt Management
  • Retirement Planning
  • Cars
  • Trucks & Lorries

Pitching Insights

Adrian Ma's coverage suggests a strong interest in analyzing and reporting on a wide range of topics, including finance, economics, government & politics, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. He frequently cites data and provides analysis on legal policy regulation as well as government announcements.

Contributors with expertise in finance-related topics such as cryptocurrency, economic trends or policy regulations are likely to resonate well with Adrian. Additionally, those who can provide insights into the intersection between business practices and governmental policies may also find success when reaching out to him.

Since his geographic focus is national (United States), contributors should tailor their pitches by focusing on U.S.-specific angles within these broad topic areas for greater relevance.

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Articles

NPR

< Japan seeks to form new centralized spy agency

< Japan seeks to form new centralized spy agency

By: Michael Levitt, Adrian Ma, Daniel Ofman

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Richard Samuels, professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, about Japan's effort to form a new centralized intelligence agency.

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Two Cities. Two chip plants. One affordability crisis. : The Indicator from Planet Money

Two Cities. Two chip plants. One affordability crisis. : The Indicator from Planet Money

By: Adrian Ma

The formerly sleepy economies of suburban Austin, Texas and Syracuse, NY are getting two new semiconductor chip plants. They’re bringing thousands of jobs and dollars to the area but while Austin’s housing market seems to be handling the change well, Syracuse is in the midst of an affordability crisis. On today’s show, why?Fact checking by Sierra Juarez. Your Next Listen — A solution to the housing shortage?Connect with The Indicator — Sign up for The Indicator’s brand new newsletter — Find our socials, YouTube and more! — For sponsor-free episodes, subscribe to NPR+

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The Indicator from Planet Money

The Indicator from Planet Money

By: Adrian Ma, Kate Concannon, Corey Bridges, Darian Woods

Paramount's $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery has a few hurdles ahead of it. One of them is an FCC approval.

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The Indicator from Planet Money

The Indicator from Planet Money

By: Adrian Ma, Angel Carreras, Ricky Mulvey, Darian Woods, Kate Concannon

It's Indicators of the Week! On today's episode: The inner workings of Mamdani's marts; how much Americans gamble; and Gen-Z aren't the sober generation we've been led to believe!

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< Mamdani markets, America bets, Gen Z drinks

< Mamdani markets, America bets, Gen Z drinks

By: Darian Woods, Adrian Ma, Kate Concannon, Angel Carreras, Ricky Mulvey

Transcript DARIAN WOODS: Wailin, I am so proud of myself. I just won the top prize at ring toss. WAILIN WONG: Oh, is that why you're holding this giant teddy bear, Darian?

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