Adrian Ma is an award-winning journalist who joined WBUR’s business desk in 2019 and worked at WBUR until 2021. Through his reporting, he aimed to help Greater Bostonians understand the people, businesses, and trends that shape the region’s many economies.
Since switching careers from law to journalism, he’s reported on what it’s like to deliver groceries during an outbreak, explored how the trade war crushed a booming market for cranberries in China, and sprinted through Chicago’s freezing streets to capture ‘economist speed-dating.’ He has also been a part of WBUR’s ongoing coverage of protests for racial and economic justice.
In 2019, he received a National Edward R. Murrow Award and a Gracie Award for his story on why the Chinese government sank money into American softball.
Adrian’s reports have also been featured on NPR News, the Planet Money podcast, The Indicator podcast, and Marketplace. He has a law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Some years ago, he worked as a prep cook in a ramen shop.
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Basketball icon Bill Russell dies at 88
Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a basketball icon and a champion for civil rights.
Bill Russell, Celtics legend and civil rights icon, dies at 88
The all-time NBA great whose athleticism on the court made him legendary and whose outspokenness on social issues made him an iconoclast, has died ay 88.
Boston's racial homeownership gap has widened. What will it take to fix it?
Boston has long seen a racial gap among homeowners. Since homeownership is the main way most Americans build wealth, some local organizations are working to make Boston’s real estate market...
Boston gets billions in home loans, but white areas get 'much bigger piece of the pie'
A WBUR analysis finds lenders make a significant majority of home loans in predominantly white areas in Boston. In a city as segregated as Boston, looking at the geography of...
Black and Hispanic people are more likely to be denied mortgage loans in Boston
Homeownership isn’t just about fulfilling a dream. It’s the primary way most Americans build wealth. A new WBUR analysis of mortgage lending in Boston found lenders denied mortgages to Black...
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