1. Set the geographic boundary before selecting stories
Mahtomedi is recorded as a municipality in Washington County, Minnesota. That relationship matters when a story involves a local incident, court, agency, road, ordinance or other place-specific issue. It does not mean every Washington County event is relevant to a Mahtomedi reader, and it does not establish that people in the city are searching for a particular legal topic. Bosseo’s public Legal News description says stories are matched to a firm’s practice areas and state. For your evaluation, ask whether coverage should focus on Mahtomedi, Washington County, Minnesota statewide developments, or a clearly defined combination. Also decide when a statewide story deserves a local explanation and when adding Mahtomedi would be misleading.
Recommended approach
Bring a written geographic policy to the consultation. Separate Mahtomedi from Washington County and from broader Minnesota coverage, then define which relationship must be explicit on each page.
