What does it mean to age within “networked societies” (Castells, 2000)? What might be learned if we take the Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) and media experiences of older adults into account in our research? These questions are core to this special issue on Aging, Communication and Media Technologies . Comprised of six papers from authors working in five cultural contexts in Europe and North America, Aging, Communication and Media Technologies offers insights into demographic transformations towards ‘ageing societies’ in the industrialized world, changes in the media and technological landscape, and the variegated practices of communication in different cultural contexts.

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介绍。老化，通讯和媒体技术

在“网络社会”中老龄化意味着什么（Castells，2000）？如果我们在研究中考虑老年人的互联网和通信技术（ICT）和媒体体验，将会学到什么？这些问题是有关衰老，通信和媒体技术的专刊的核心。老龄化，传播和媒体技术由六位来自欧洲和北美五种文化背景的作者撰写的论文组成，提供了有关工业化时代人口向“老龄化社会”转变，媒体和技术格局的变化以及多样化实践的见解。不同文化背景下的沟通交流。