It's called "editorial policy", specifically the editorial policy for international topics. The big mainstream firms like NYT even include the government in the

It's called "editorial policy", specifically the editorial policy for international topics. The big mainstream firms like NYT even include the government in their editorial process for high-risk topics, because they don't want to publish things that might "put American lives at risk" or other euphemisms for government censorship. Check out the career arcs for the top international editors; it's not a very ideologically diverse crowd! These policies are quietly enforced by the systemic firing and blacklisting of journalists (and presses) that demonstrate journalistic integrity in violation of the policies.