Rochdale Online shaping the region's news

Rochdale Online published a news article on Tuesday 20 November entitled 'Future Mayor accused of attempting to banish God from the public arena', by the end of the week the article had been picked up and run by Radio Manchester, Channel M, made the front pages of the Manchester Evening News and the MEN web site.

The article reported the intention of the forthcoming mayor, Councillor Robin Parker, to abolish civic prayers from local council meetings during his term of office, and how he was taken to task by local priest, Father Paul Daly of Saint Joseph's, Heywood.

Commenting on the article being picked up and run regionally Managing Director of Rochdale Online Pauline Journeaux said: "We are proud that Rochdale Online is shaping the region's news agenda it shows just how well read and well respected by other professional media organisations our News section is. They clearly see what we already know, the site is a provider of news of great interest not only to the people of Rochdale but also people throughout the Greater Manchester region.

"It would though have been better if the media organisations had followed usual protocol and at least credited Rochdale Online as their source. Perhaps they will take note for the future, unless of course they do not mind Rochdale Online picking up articles we consider of interest to our readers from their publications without permission and without credit."

Read the original Rochdale Online article at:

• www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/News/news.asp?ID=4916