ave no systematic studies of new medias social significance towards educated youth Based on the survey of college students, who adopt and use the new media actively, this study carries out qualitative research method, combined with quantitative research to ob- serve students' daily life. It focuses on new media's social significance to college students. The study shows that new media exists empowerment and scene production ph Mobile private plots for colle students,and that students in the new media scene are amused"subtly with strong re- sistance and autonomy 28 Evolution and Trends of New Media Studies: an International Perspec- tuve Wu Xiaokun and w u Inrun New media studies have become a hot field and a common concern for many disciplines in all around the world. In consideration of the current big development of new media, this paper focuses on new media studies within and outside China. By systematically carding media studies theories, the paper reveals the turning points and theoretical interests of the new media studies, as well as its evolutionary way of disciplinary construction, by which the trends enlightened 40 Undergraduate Students' Media Usage, Social Contact and Stereotypes of Nation Liao Shengqing, Jingyang and Zhang Shuai This paper applies empirical study methods to examine stereotype of nation and its poten tial impact factors among undergraduate students in Shanghai based on data analysis on the survey Undergraduate students' image and memory of China in Shanghai conducted by Fudan Universitys Precision Journalism Study Group. Results indicate a multitude of subjects holding positive attitudes toward their nation whether in individual level or group level. A significant statistic relationship is found between the formation of individual lev- el stereotype and factors such as gender, frequency of TV watching, time duration of ra- d social which, medi a positive effect on individual level stereotype formation, while social contact has a nega tive effect. Future study should analyze the relationship between individual cognition and social interaction to better understand dynamics of stereotype of nation 51 State, National space and Identity Construction: the Coverage of Yushu Earthquake by People s daily Han sumei The news report of People's Daily on Yushu earthquake not only reflects the propaganda discourse and media space but also embodies the integration of state and nations which 21994-2016 China Academic Journal Electronic Publishinolo louseAllrightsreservedhttp://www.cnki.nethave no systematic studies of new media's social significance towards educated youth． Based on the survey of college students，who adopt and use the new media actively，this study carries out qualitative research method，combined with quantitative research to ob￾serve students’ daily life． It focuses on new media's social significance to college students． The study shows that new media exists empowerment and scene production phe￾nomenon，and that the new media is becoming a “Mobile Private Plots”for college students，and that students in the new media scene are“amused”subtly with strong re￾sistance and autonomy． 28 Evolution and Trends of New Media Studies: an International Perspec￾tive Wu Xiaokun and Wu Xinxun New media studies have become a hot field and a common concern for many disciplines in all around the world． In consideration of the current big development of new media，this paper focuses on new media studies within and outside China． By systematically carding media studies theories，the paper reveals the turning points and theoretical interests of the new media studies，as well as its evolutionary way of disciplinary construction，by which the trends enlightened． 40 Undergraduate Students ’Media Usage，Social Contact and Stereotypes of Nation Liao Shengqing，Jingyang and Zhang Shuai This paper applies empirical study methods to examine stereotype of nation and its poten￾tial impact factors among undergraduate students in Shanghai based on data analysis on the survey Undergraduate students’image and memory of China in Shanghai conducted by Fudan University's Precision Journalism Study Group． Results indicate a multitude of subjects holding positive attitudes toward their nation whether in individual level or group level． A significant statistic relationship is found between the formation of individual lev￾el stereotype and factors such as gender，frequency of TV watching，time duration of ra￾dio listening，using of business news and social contact，in which，media usage imposes a positive effect on individual level stereotype formation，while social contact has a nega￾tive effect． Future study should analyze the relationship between individual cognition and social interaction to better understand dynamics of stereotype of nation． 51 State，National Space and Identity Construction: the Coverage of Yushu Earthquake by People's Daily Han Sumei The news report of People's Daily on Yushu earthquake not only reflects the propaganda discourse and media space but also embodies the integration of state and nations which ·110·