摘要：Older people of today grew up with radio, television and print media, such as newspapersand magazines, and in their later years they are faced with the challenges of newdigital media, such as computers and mobile phones. Like people in other age groups,many older people own a computer, a tablet or a smart phone, and they use them formany purposes – not least for maintaining their social network of family and friends,for entertainment, cultural experiences and for having contact with, for example, healthauthorities, their bank or the library. For this group of older people, such media are acompletely natural development. On the other hand, most old people still own traditionalmedia such as a television set or a radio, and for some older people, the new digital mediado not in fact contribute to making their lives any easier. Either way, both the ‘old’and ‘new’ media play an important role in the lives of older people. They are importantprerequisites for maintaining social contacts and building links to culture and society
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