1. Set the geographic boundary before discussing a story
Cortland and Cortland County are not interchangeable labels. A firm serving Cortland should decide whether a page is about the city, the county, a wider New York audience, or another clearly identified area. Bosseo’s public Legal News page describes monitoring local and national legal-news sources for a firm’s state and matching stories to practice areas. That supports a review of geographic fit, not an assumption that every statewide story is locally relevant.
Recommended approach
Ask to see how a potential news item would be framed for Cortland, Cortland County and New York. Keep the geographic statement precise, avoid implying that a countywide issue occurred in the city, and decide which locations the firm can discuss accurately. A useful approval question is: does this page help a person affected in an area the firm actually serves, and does it say exactly where the event or legal change applies?
