An open letter to Trump from the US press corps

[Commentary] Dear Mr President Elect:
In these final days before your inauguration, we thought it might be helpful to clarify how we see the relationship between your administration and the American press corps. While you have every right to decide your ground rules for engaging with the press, we have some, too. It is, after all, our airtime and column inches that you are seeking to influence. We, not you, decide how best to serve our readers, listeners, and viewers. So think of what follows as a backgrounder on what to expect from us over the next four years:

Access is preferable, but not critical.
Off the record and other ground rules are ours—not yours—to set.
We decide how much airtime to give your spokespeople and surrogates.
We believe there is an objective truth, and we will hold you to that.
We’ll obsess over the details of government.
We will set higher standards for ourselves than ever before.
We’re going to work together.
We’re playing the long game.