US president-elect Donald Trump has met with editors and reporters from the New York Times in the newspaper's headquarters. They talked about a wide range of issues with Trump expressing his willingness to improve his relationship with the mainstream media.

He had previously railed against the US press for allegedly treating him unfairly during the presidential campaign. CCTV's Gavin Blackburn has more. 

President-elect Donald Trump finally met with editors and reporters at the influential New York Times newspaper on Tuesday, one of the most highly-regarded media instutions in the United States.

During his presidential campaign, the response to Trump from the mainstream media tended to be something like this.

Now, as President-elect, Trump says he has always respected the New York Times and is willing to improve his relationship with the mainstream media. However, his conciliatory tone was countered with a flash of brashness - he added that he could easily live another 20 years without the New York Times. 

Trump and the paper's staff discussed a range of issues including the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email scandal, his attitude towards climate change and the Israel-Palestine conflict.