1. Define the geographic brief before reviewing stories
A Bemidji law firm should distinguish the city from Beltrami County and from any broader service area it chooses to discuss. Legal News should therefore be evaluated against an explicit geographic brief: Bemidji only, Bemidji and Beltrami County, or a broader Minnesota audience where the firm genuinely serves it. Bosseo’s public Legal News description says its coverage is matched to a firm’s practice areas and state. That makes practice fit and state relevance central review questions, while local geographic language remains a decision for the firm.
Recommended approach
Review whether proposed pages accurately distinguish a local incident, a Minnesota legal development and a general legal issue. Do not approve a page merely because it mentions Bemidji.
