1. Start with the geographic boundary, not a population assumption
North Huntingdon is recorded in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. That relationship matters when you review whether a news topic belongs in your editorial scope. A firm may serve North Huntingdon, other Westmoreland County communities, a wider Pennsylvania audience or a metropolitan area, but those are different geographic choices. Legal News is described as matching stories to a firm’s practice areas and state. That makes geographic definition an early decision rather than an assumption hidden inside a page.
Recommended approach
Write down the intended coverage before evaluating examples: North Huntingdon only, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania statewide, or another service area your firm can substantiate. Ask how a story involving a named roadway, court, agency or statute would be categorized, and whether the resulting page would explain its geographic relevance without implying that every reader is a prospective client.
