1. Define what “local” means before covering a story
Eldridge and Scott County are not interchangeable audiences. A page about an event in Eldridge has a different geographic relationship from a page about a Scott County court matter, an Iowa statute, or a statewide safety issue. Bosseo’s public Legal News text describes matching stories to a firm’s practice areas and state. That leaves an important consultation decision: whether coverage should be limited to Eldridge, extended across Scott County, or written for a broader Iowa audience. A page can be timely yet still be unhelpful if its geographic scope is unclear.
Recommended approach
Bring a written service-area policy to the consultation. Separate Eldridge, Scott County, other Iowa locations, and any metropolitan audience your firm actually serves. Ask how those boundaries would affect story selection, page wording, calls to action, internal links, and reporting.
