New Media fosters creativity because it is combining two things, one being new and the other being old. One way new media foster’s creativity is creating mashups. From the article Disney Tolerates a Rap Parody of It’s Critters, But Why?  it discusses how YouTube users are making videos of Disney characters such as Bambi, Simba, and Winnie the Pooh and editing them together with rap videos. these videos are taking new popular songs and old popular Disney characters and creating something new. It will being more attention to the popular song and will bring new attention to these old characters.