1. Define the geographic boundary before publishing
Staples is recorded as a CDP, and its listed county relationship is the Western Connecticut Planning Region. Those labels should not be casually converted into a claim that every resident of the region is a Staples prospect. A Staples-serving firm may also handle matters elsewhere in Connecticut, but that broader service area must come from the firm rather than from the population record. For Legal News, geography affects which incidents, laws, court developments and public actions deserve review. A page about a Connecticut development may be relevant to the firm’s stated service area without calling the event a Staples event. Conversely, a page should not attach Staples to a story merely to create a local phrase.
Recommended approach
Set a written geographic policy for news coverage. Distinguish Staples, the Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut statewide coverage and any other areas the firm actually serves. Require each proposed page to identify the story’s real location and explain why it matters to the firm’s practice.
