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Roy Greenslade

The McCanns and the media: join tonight's 'heated debate'

I'm unsure what will emerge from a debate tonight about the media coverage of Madeleine McCann's disappearance. But, given the cast list on a rather crowded panel, it does promise to offer heat, if not light.

Among the speakers who have indicated that they will attend are two former editors: Kelvin MacKenzie, ex-Sun boss, and now a columnist, and Neil Wallis, ex-People editor and now the News of the World's executive editor.

From the Gerry and Kate McCann "camp" come Clarence Mitchell, their spokesman, and Justine McGuinness, manager of the Find Madeleine campaign.

Two TV programme-makers are also expected: Roger Graef, executive producer of the recent Dispatches about the case, and David Mills, producer of the recent Panorama which he then disowned.

There will be two regular Guardian writers too: Steve Hewlett, a former BBC editor and presenter of an interesting media series on Radio 4 at present, and myself.

Entry to the LSE's New Theatre is free. But it's first come, first served. And it all kicks off at 6.30pm.

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