Maya

she/her
Montréal - McGill
radio + writing + chef on occasion

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

in the #FutureofWriting vids, a lot of people predicted increased prevalence of multimedia, like video and photo content, in journalism. call me old fashioned, but sometimes i like reading essays! it makes sad that maybe one day they'll all be replaced with tasty vids :,(

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

@mayaelle10 for sure! i also feel like beyond social media, I keep in touch with so many people on text who i wouldn't normally see. perhaps this relationship longevity is a digital product, not just a social media one?

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

carrie's writing is very distinct, taking an almost "blog"ish tone in her column. i haven't read 90s newspapers, but i feel like this was a bit unprecedented. i couldn't help but wonder... did the internet change our writing, or is this style what we were looking for all along?

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

I'm binge watching sex and the city again – my biggest guilty pleasure, sorry – and i feel like it really encapsulates the weird limbo between writing BEFORE and writing THE internet. (1/2)

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

the best part of this movie (besides meryl streep) is the way it presents blogging as a way of modernizing the cook book, and making more traditional french cuisine accessible and personable. I definitely think "writing the internet" opens doors to cultures in this way. (2/2)

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

i've talked about this before and i'll talk about it again - a piece of pop culture that comes to mind which exemplifies "writing the internet" is the instant classic Julie and Julia (2009)! (1/2) #315slides

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

@emma_lounsbury i thought the same thing while reading this week's slides! it's difficult for me to compare when i basically forget life before social media ://

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

i'm listening to so much mac demarco i feel like i'm in gr. 10 again

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

@iCarla2021 amazing point! i feel like wikipedia presents itself as a communal resource where everyone chips in, which definitely negates the aspect of free labour for Wikipedia's founders -- i'm interested to read more about who profits off the site and how

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

I think that I would add information to a Wikipedia page if I did research on a topic for school and found that its Wikipedia page was lacking in information for future users. (3/3)

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

I was surprised about the ease at which I could edit these pages. I truly never understood how simple it was to go in and make any sort of change to a Wikipedia page, as long as it was supported by a reference. #ccom315 #315wikichallenge (1/3)

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

Something interesting that happened when I added two new sentences to the page. Wikipedia initially removed them as they were not proven/verified information. After I added a citation, the two sentences were officially uploaded to the page. (2/3)

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

@emma_lounsbury @cathehall1 you're so right! i never thought about that, good to know for the future :)

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

@signylaura for sure! it's odd because in high school and in university i've always been stressed the importance of reputable sources - yet wikipedia remains to be my go to <3

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

i'm a big wikipedia user myself, however, an undoubtable con about the site is that it gives off a certain reputable vibe. wikipedia is often the first place i go (because it's the first link that appears in google search) to find out about something new #315slides (1/2)

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

@iCarla2021 agreed! i never think about the biases in wikipedia because i have this innate thought that it's impartial which is definitely not true!

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

@amyrosemary4 glad to make an appearance 💪🏼

[Maya @mayacatherinei]

@_zenyg this is so important to be talking about in general - thank you for sharing zeny!