Read the NYT's postelection memo urging open-minded, fair, and 'unflinching' coverage

• New York Times leaders urged the newsroom to be "unflinching" in its coverage after Trump's election win.
• Trump has vowed to go after the media if he won a second term.

The New York Times urged its newsroom on Wednesday to be open-minded, fair, and "unflinching" in its coverage after former President Donald Trump's stunning election victory.

"We are likely entering a period of change and uncertainty beyond anything America has experienced in our lifetimes," newsroom leaders wrote in a memo to staff that Business Insider obtained.

The memo comes as news organizations across the US ready for a second Trump presidency. Trump has called the media an enemy and pledged to go after certain news organizations if he won a second term. Americans' trust in the media is at an all-time low, and his win has given fuel to those who question the relevance of mainstream news organizations.

The Times, in particular, has faced backlash in recent months from vocal critics and readers who feel the influential paper hasn't been loud enough in portraying what they see as the stakes of a Trump reelection.

Here's the full memo to the Times newsroom from Executive Editor Joe Kahn and Managing Editors Carolyn Ryan and Marc Lacey: