1. Define the geographic brief before reviewing stories
Wapakoneta and Auglaize County are related but not interchangeable. A page about an event in Wapakoneta should identify that municipality accurately. A page about an Auglaize County court, road, agency or incident should use the county relationship accurately. Ohio-wide legislation, appellate decisions and regulatory developments may be relevant across a broader service area, but they should not be presented as Wapakoneta events. The Census record establishes the municipality and its county relationship; it does not establish which locations generate legal searches. Bosseo’s public Legal News description says stories are matched to a firm’s practice areas and state. That makes geographic scoping an important consultation question: how would the firm review Wapakoneta, Auglaize County and broader Ohio coverage before approval?
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to show how a proposed page would label Wapakoneta, Auglaize County and Ohio coverage. Set a written rule for when a story is locally relevant, regionally relevant or too broad for the firm’s audience. Keep the firm’s actual service territory separate from the municipality’s population record.
