1. Set the geographic boundary before reviewing story ideas
A Midwest City firm should distinguish the city from Oklahoma County, the wider Oklahoma City metropolitan area and the state of Oklahoma. The Census record identifies Midwest City as a municipality in Oklahoma County; it does not establish the firm’s service area or show that residents are searching for legal help. Bosseo’s public Legal News description says its monitoring is matched to a firm’s practice areas and state. That makes geographic policy an important buying question: will the firm comment on Oklahoma stories only, on stories tied specifically to Midwest City, or on matters relevant across the county and state?
Recommended approach
Ask for a proposed geographic rule before approving coverage. Review whether a story’s location, legal issue and reader audience are clear. A page about an Oklahoma law may be useful statewide, while a page about a Midwest City incident may require especially careful wording and source attribution. Do not use the city’s population as a substitute for a coverage decision.
