Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. NBC's Gregory repeatedly asked GM CEO about cutting union benefits and jobs, but not about making fuel-efficient cars On Meet the Press, David Gregory repeatedly asked General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson about cutting union benefits or jobs, but did not ask Henderson a single question about creating fuel efficient or environmentally friendly cars. Read More Another Fox graphic falsely suggests Pay for Performance Bill applies to all employees Cavuto on Business featured on-screen text that read: " 'Pay-For-Performance' Bill: Gov't dictating how much you'll make?" In fact, the bill would regulate compensation only for employees of financial institutions that have received federal assistance. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

NKorea rocket fizzles, US says; Obama urges action

NKorea rocket fizzles, US says; Obama urges action:

"The U.S. and its allies sought punishment for North Korea's defiant launch of a rocket that apparently fizzled into the Pacific, holding an emergency U.N. meeting in response to the 'provocative act' that some believe was a long-range missile test."

One man's ambivalent retreat from his racist past

One man's ambivalent retreat from his racist past:

"The former Ku Klux Klan supporter says he wants to atone for the cross burnings on Hollis Lake Road. He wants to apologize for hanging a black doll in a noose at the end of his drive, for flinging cantaloupes at black men walking down Main Street, for hurling a jack handle at the black kid jiggling the soda machine in his father's service station, for brutally beating a 21-year-old seminary student at the bus station in 1961.
In the final chapter of his life, Wilson is seeking forgiveness. The burly clock collector wants to be saved before he hears his last chime."

Best-Kept-Secret Careers

Best-Kept-Secret Careers: "The world around us is changing, and our economy along with it. A challenging economy may usher in change a bit more quickly than we might like, but out of the ashes, new fields arise. Green energy, better health care -- it seems there may be some silver linings around those dark clouds. Apply your interests to one of these rising fields, and you may be able to follow your career dreams to the top."

Obama: N. Korea launch threatens nations near, far - Yahoo! News

Obama: N. Korea launch threatens nations near, far - Yahoo! News: "President Barack Obama, pushing plans to rid the world of nuclear arms, said Sunday that North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket underscores the urgency of his weapons agenda."

As N.Y. gunman's life fell apart, he took others'

As N.Y. gunman's life fell apart, he took others': "Jiverly Wong was upset over losing his job at a vacuum plant, didn't like people picking on him for his limited English and once angrily told a co-worker, 'America sucks.' It remains unclear exactly why the Vietnamese immigrant strapped on a bulletproof vest, barged in on a citizenship class and killed 13 people and himself, but the Binghamton police chief says he knows one thing for sure: 'He must have been a coward.'"

Wash. police: Father kills 5 children, himself - Yahoo! News

Wash. police: Father kills 5 children, himself - Yahoo! News: "A father apparently shot to death five of his children, ages 7 to 16, at their mobile home and then killed himself near a casino miles away, police said Saturday."

N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure

N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure: "North Korea fired a rocket over Japan on Sunday, defying Washington, Tokyo and others who suspect the launch was cover for a test of its long-range missile technology. President Barack Obama warned the move would further isolate the communist nation."