1. Start with Massachusetts coverage, not a population assumption
The Census record identifies East Harwich CDP as part of Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Bosseo’s public Legal News page describes monitoring local and national legal-news sources for a firm’s state and matching stories to its practice areas. That combination makes geographic scope the first review point: an East Harwich firm should determine whether Massachusetts stories are sufficiently relevant to the people and matters it serves. The East Harwich population estimate does not establish that a story will be searched, that a particular practice has demand, or that a news page will produce an inquiry.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to show how a prospective Massachusetts story would be screened for the firm’s actual practice areas. Decide in advance whether the firm wants coverage limited to Massachusetts, whether a Barnstable County angle is appropriate when the facts support it, and which topics should be excluded. Treat geographic fit as an editorial decision, not as a conclusion drawn from population.
