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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Earlier versions of this research were presented at the Special Panel in Honour of Harold Innis, University of Toronto, May 2002, and at the Intellectuals and Cultural Policy Symposium, Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick, September 2005. Discussion at each venue greatly assisted the development of the paper, particularly those with Jeremy Ahearne, Oliver Bennett, Jody Berland, Chris Bilton, Bill Buxton, James Carey, Heather Menzies, Graham Murdock and Will Straw. This essay is dedicated to James Carey, dear teacher and mentor, who inspired several generations of critical communication scholars, and whose work will no doubt inspire several more.
