1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Bridgeport is a municipality in Harrison County, West Virginia. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for the city is 9,252, with a margin of error of 35. Ask whether a story is relevant to people in Bridgeport, to clients elsewhere in Harrison County, to your broader West Virginia practice, or to more than one of those audiences. The geographic relationship changes the page decision: a local incident may require careful place references, while a statewide legal change may call for a broader explanation.
Recommended approach
Define the geographic scope for each practice area before reviewing Legal News. Separate Bridgeport, Harrison County, and West Virginia in your internal criteria, and do not publish a local angle unless the underlying story supports it.
