1. Define the geographic brief before reviewing news coverage
Amesbury is recorded as a municipality in Essex County. That relationship should shape the geographic question: does the firm want coverage limited to Amesbury and Essex County, or does its practice serve a broader Massachusetts area? It therefore cannot establish the size of a legal-news audience. Bosseo’s public Legal News page describes monitoring local and national sources for a firm’s state and matching stories to practice areas.
Recommended approach
Write down the firm’s service territory and practice boundaries before assessing sample topics. Ask whether an Amesbury incident is relevant only because it occurred locally, because it raises a statewide legal issue, or because it fits a practice area the firm serves across Massachusetts. Review any proposed coverage against that boundary so the site does not publish unrelated material merely because it is nearby.
