DONALD TRUMP: Bringing Media A Reality Check:

The relationship with the White House press corps is being redefined by President-elect Donald Trump, who takes to Twitter to drive home his point and calls out journalists in a fiery new normal reporters will need to adjust to quickly, media watchdogs said.

“This administration is going to cause the press to rediscover itself and rediscover its true role,” said Richard Benedetto, an American University professor who as a reporter covered the White House for decades. “It’s going to be a rough ride because this president operates a little differently.”

Again: In the post-World War II era, the press has enjoyed certain institutional privileges based on two assumptions: (1) That it’s very powerful; and (2) That it will exercise that power responsibly, for the most part. Both assumptions have been proven false in this election cycle. Like many of the postwar institutional accommodations, this one is being renegotiated under Trump.

Plus, some related thoughts of mine from last night. The best thing would be to have an honest, competent, reasonably fair press. It’s not entirely clear what the second-best thing is.