President-elect Donald Trump met with journalists and executives at the New York Times on Tuesday after a seesaw morning in which the highly anticipated get-together was canceled and then suddenly rescheduled.

After Mr. Trump called off the meeting, accusing the paper of changing the ground rules, the misunderstanding was cleared up and the president-elect headed to the Times headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. The lunchtime meeting included an off-the-record sit-down with executives followed by an on-the-record meeting with...