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It's hard to suggest new media which does not exist at this point. In a sense, if we had an innovative idea for new media which is beneficial to society and profitable then we would be rich. One technologoical idea that comes to mind could be do the exact opposite of what today's new media is doing. It would be an idea of not just creating a new app or platform but consolidating all your media connections for example Facebook, Instagram, and snapchat, along with your YouTube feeds as well as your Netflix streams all into one conglomerate app. So the consumer will have everything loaded into one stream.

On another note, in today's day and age it seems a new app is constantly being introduced into the mainstream. Tracing back to the days of Myspace, new social media platforms have risen and gained popularity and become a staple of most people's day to day lives. We not only get our social updates through them, but we are connected to celebrities, strangers and news outlets. Yet even as every avenue of media seems to already be covered, a new app will soon pop up filling a void we didn't even realize we had. Reminding me of an anecdote from the series "The Office", a character Ryan develops "wuphf.com"- a new media platform in hopes of connecting other platforms, and idea that unfortunately for him, did not take off. 

Nevertheless, with so many media platforms, and so many stories circulating, a challenge recently has become identifying credible sources behind stories to ensure they are in fact real. An interesting media platform that I think could be developed would be a neutral news platform. Although most news and media platforms claim to be objective, most actually align themselves as It seems that most people follow news outlets that tend to agree with their already existing political beliefs. For example, someone who is conservative in the USA may tune in to FOX, whereas someone who is more liberal may tune in to MSNBC. This idea of subscribing to a platform that reinforces your own beliefs, doesn't do much to challenge and enlighten people on other versions of the same story, making it difficult for an objective take on reality for many.  

With a news platform that was specifically objective, provided sources and recordings of events, people may be enlightened to see events beyond what panelists and media pundits spew. Allowing this to be integrated into social media, similar to what Facebook has begun to do following the 2016 election, but on a grander scale would be helpful to the population and society as a whole.