Media Avoids Mirror Crises

News outlets may down‑play or redirect attention from foreign events that closely resemble politically risky or embarrassing possibilities at home, because such coverage forces domestic audiences to confront uncomfortable parallels. The article argues U.S. mainstream coverage of Poland’s court standoff is muted because it reads like a template for how a domestic Democratic administration could act. — If true, this selection bias changes what citizens know about threats to democratic norms and can shield domestic actors from accountability by suppressing comparative lessons.