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Dennis G. Jerz

Associate Professor of English -- New Media Journalism at Seton Hill University, in southwestern Pennsylvania. Jerz's Literacy Weblog has been online since 1999.

A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media

More than half of the teens surveyed believe journalists regularly engage in unethical behaviors like making up details or quotes…

1 week ago

Here are some real statements from Pope Leo that many people who have been sharing fake memes seem to have been looking for.

Pope Leo XIV, who has made peace and unity priorities of his pontificate, emphasized that “the more we are reconciled,…

1 week ago

Pie, anyone?

2 weeks ago

I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating

My classes are generally small enough that I have time to get to know each student's writing. When a student…

2 weeks ago

AI Agents Are Terrible Freelance Workers

AI is getting better at rote tasks, but it still takes a human to do 97% of typical freelance tasks…

2 weeks ago

Goodbye, Google Search. I’ve switched to search.brave.com …for now.

I can't stand Pinterest. I hate when Google sends me there, because Pinterest isn't a source, it's just a way…

2 weeks ago

‘History has treated her badly’: Hamnet and the 400-year-old mystery around Shakespeare’s wife and son

Anyone seen "Hamnet"? I was not too impressed by "Shakespeare in Love," which perpetuated the biographical fallacy -- that the…

3 weeks ago

Connecting the Dots…

Madeline Cash reflects on her boomer mother's use of ellipses. When I texted to thank her, she responded, ‘Enjoy .…

3 weeks ago

An important day to remember.

Never again.

4 weeks ago

In Theory (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 25) Data Gets Boyfriendzoned

Rewatching ST:TNG (Not sure where this review went!)

1 month ago

Friday 21st March 2025, the sun set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 years

This the sunlight at that time is shown on the map above, when the sun is set on Pitcairn, there's…

1 month ago

I’m not really a royal watcher but I’m fascinated that the UK has de-royalized the king’s brother over his misbehavior

Prince Andrew has lost all of his royal titles, including “Prince,” in an unprecedented move by King Charles He will…

1 month ago

Everyone thinks AI is replacing factory workers, but Amazon’s layoffs show it’s coming for middle management first

Amazon announced Tuesday that it will cut roughly 14,000 corporate jobs, or about 4% of its white-collar workforce, as part…

1 month ago