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Trump initially backed out of meeting with New York Times editors and reporters on Tuesday via a series of tweets, claiming “terms and conditions” were changed — President-elect Donald Trump backed out of a meeting he had called with The New York Times on Tuesday.
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Trump answers questions on the record with New York Times staffers, striking a conciliatory tone despite what he called previous “rough” coverage — President-elect Donald Trump continued his media grievances tour on Tuesday, visiting the New York Times for both an off-the-record chat …


Sources: Reince Priebus urged Trump to cancel NYT meeting in case he faced questions he couldn't answer, incorrectly told him NYT had changed terms of meeting — Donald J. Trump met this afternoon with The New York Times. See updates from the meeting on our live blog.


New York Times says Trump team requested to change the partly off-the-record meeting to be fully off-the-record, which it refused — The president-elected launched Twitter tirade against the “failing” paper before backtracking hours later. — NEW YORK President-elect Donald Trump canceled …


Sources: Trump used his private meeting with high-profile TV figures to berate them for dishonesty and shortsightedness, criticizing some in the room by name — It had all the trappings of a high-level rapprochement: President-elect Donald J. Trump, now the nation's press critic in chief …
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Trump's off-the-record meeting with top network executives and anchors comes amid serious concerns over the press' access to the incoming administration — The off-the-record gathering comes amid serious concerns over the press' access to the incoming administration.
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Trump and other billionaires have laid the groundwork for using libel laws and the extortionate legal fees they come with to gag the press — A small group of superrich Americans — the president-elect among them — has laid the groundwork for an unprecedented legal assault on the media.
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Draft Washington Post column included a quote from Trump about being sexually attracted to his then 13-year-old daughter; the quote was later removed — The line appeared in a draft of Richard Cohen's syndicated column, but vanished prior to publication. — Washington Post columnist …
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Silicon Valley insiders Peter Thiel and ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt say The Observer's owner Jared Kushner effectively ran Trump's campaign — It's been one week since Donald Trump pulled off the biggest upset in modern political history, and his headquarters at Trump Tower in New York City is a 58-story, onyx-glassed lightning rod.


WSJ sources: Amazon has held talks with NBA, MLB, and NFL to stream live sports, and has proposed a premium exclusive sports package through Amazon Prime — CNBC's Julia Boorstin on a Wall Street Journal report that Amazon is looking into streaming live sporting events.
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Dow Jones-owned site MarketWatch laid off five editorial staffers on Monday — MarketWatch.com, a financial news site operated by Dow Jones & Co., laid off five staffers on Monday. — The positions cut include one union position and four nonunion positions, according to a representative for IAPE 1096 …


Ohio news site Richland Source records seven concerts in newsroom, releases $7 album, Newsroom After Hours, to support local artists — Newsroom After Hours is available for purchase starting Friday, Nov. 18. … The Newsroom After Hours album is available for purchase on a limited basis starting Monday, Nov. 21.