Ron Scherer is a reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, where he has worked for 36 years. Previously, he worked for U.S. News & World Report and United Press International, and wrote for The Armored Sentinel at the U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, where he served during the Vietnam War.

Scherer spoke with OnPoverty about his favorite poverty-related stories, how the digital age has affected poverty coverage at the Monitor, and what he hopes the future holds for poverty coverage in the media.

This study compares household incomes of families headed by older adults (65-plus) with those headed by their younger counterparts (35 and under).  Trends show that since 1984, the households with older adults have seen a significant jump in income, while younger households have been declining. This trend of older... »