Jonathan Rintels, Executive Director of Creative Voices, discusses the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Federal Communications Commission's fining of Fox Television for airing Cher and Nicole Richie's "fleeting expletives" at the 2004 American Music Awards on Charlottesville Now, WINA-AM, on May 6, 2009.

Creative Voices Executive Director Jonathan Rintels discusses new media's impact on independent media artists, the DTV transition, and broadband in the Obama stimulus package in an interview with Coy Barefoot on Charlottesville Now, WINA-AM 1070.

On July 20, 2008, CV Executive Director Jonathan Rintels was interviewed by WINA-AM 1070 host Coy Barefoot for half an hour about the Third Circuit's overturning of the FCC's decision to fine CBS $550,000 for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.  They also discussed the FCC's decision to sanction Comcast for blocking and discriminating against Internet traffic.

With its back-to-back denunciation of Net Neutrality and its launch of Hulu as its anointed site for streaming TV, films, and video, Big Media's goal is nothing less than to turn today's wide open Internet into a closed system more akin to cable television. The likely result: as we've documented in cable, independent and diverse voices and their content will be inexorably marginalized or silenced.

To prevent this Big Media alliance with Big Cable/Telco from cornering and controlling the Internet, it is time for the government to implement reasonable network neutrality oversight that protects consumers and content creators, and preserves the open Internet we enjoy today.  Listen to Stevie Converse of Free Press interview Jonathan Rintels of Creative Voices on Media Minutes.

Jonathan Rintels, executive director, Creative Voices, talks about censorship, the FCC, consolidated media, the telco/cable duopoly, and about the need for universal and true high-speed broadband access. Interview recorded October 15, 2007 by Marc Strassman, Etopia News Channel.

Jonathan Rintels, Center for Creative Voices in Media, and Tim Winters, Parents' Television Council, discuss the upcoming FCC Report on Media Violence C-SPAN in separate 15 minute interviews.  Audio is on attached podcast.  To view the C-SPAN video, click here.

Creative Voices Executive Director Jonathan Rintels discusses "Net Neutrality," and why it is in the interests of not only creative media artists, but the American public.  Interviewed by Marc Strassman of the Online Broadcasting Service.

Interview is on Brightcove, link here.

Jonathan Rintels of Creative Voices joins host Coy Barefoot on WINA-AM 1070, Charlottesville Right Now to talk about his organization, and the latest news on fines levied by the Federal Communications Commission on Fox, CBS and other networks for broadcasting "indecent" material transmitted during various awards shows.

Jon Rintels is the executive director of the Center for Creative Voices in Media, a watchdog which advocates for the freedom of writers to produce intelligent programming. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now on December 4, 2006 to discuss how consolidation of media outlets create a situation where O.J. Simpson can be lured into doing a prime-time special. Also, what happened to the Dixie Chicks after 9/11, and the importance of creating local content.

Jon Rintels is the executive director and the founder of the Center for Creative Voices in Media, a group that advocates against media consolidation and censorship. Rintels is a former attorney and award-winning screenwriter who says media conglomeration of the last several years is having a negative impact on those who write for television and film.

“All of this is based on our strong belief in free speech and free expression,�? says Rintels. “Overregulation of the airwaves to protect children from so-called indecent content has backfired.�?

On the October 20, 2006 edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now, he told host Coy Barefoot that local news suffers when corporations buy up several radio stations in a community. Rintels also commended WINA for its commitment to local news after Rob Graham broke in with a news report live from the scene.

Creative Voices Exec Director Jonathan Rintels debated whether to expand the FCC's power to regulate what all Americans see on television from beyond "indecency" to so-called "violent" or "graphic" content.  The debate took place on CNBC network on February 21, 2007, and included a representative of the Parents Television Council, one of the pressure groups calling for more government censorship of television.

Jonathan Rintels, Exec Director of Creative Voices, debated whether Congress should expand the FCC's power to include censoring and controlling "violent" or "graphic" programming on television with a representative of the Parents Television Council on CNBC network, February 21, 2007.  The PTC is one of the foremost conservative pressure groups urging more censorship of media. 

The VIDEO of the CNBC interview is now available at http://creativevoices.typepad.com/JRCNBC022107.wmv

Kansas City Star TV Critic Aaron Barnhart interviews Martin D. Franks, Executive Vice President, Planning, Policy and Government Relations, CBS Corporation, about the FCC indecency fines imposed against the networks, and the networks' subsequent lawsuit -- in which CV has intervened.  Feel the outrage!  Even more justified now after Bush's obscenity -- clear political speech! -- had to be bleeped by the broadcast networks' news shows out of fear of an FCC fine.

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Steven Bochco is the Emmy, Peabody, and Humanitas-award winning creator and producer of NYPD Blue, LA Law, Hill Street Blues, Doogie Howser, Hooperman, and many other television series.  Following the FCC's decision that an episode of NYPD Blue was indecent, Bochco discusses that show's history of trouble with censors, as well as the decision's impact on creative artists, television, culture, and democracy, in this wide-ranging interview with Jonathan Rintels, Executive Director of the Center for Creative Voices in Media.  This podcast is one of a series titled The Censorship Chronicles conducted by Creative Voices, a nonpartisan nonprofit group dedicated to preserving free expression, and independent and diverse creative voices in our nation's media.  Website:  www.creativevoices.us

As the founder of Action for Children's Television, Peggy Charren is the "Mother of Quality Children's Television" and has been awarded both a Peabody Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  A firm believer that government censorship does not help children, but harms them, Ms. Charren discusses the impact of the FCC's indecency decisions on children, parents, television, culture, and democracy, in this wide-ranging interview with Jonathan Rintels, Executive Director of the Center for Creative Voices in Media.  This podcast is one of a series titled The Censorship Chronicles conducted by Creative Voices, a nonpartisan nonprofit group dedicated to preserving free expression, and independent and diverse creative voices in our nation's media.  Website: www.creativevoices.us

Vin Di Bona, Emmy and Peabody-award winning creator and producer of America's Funniest Videos on ABC, discusses the impact of the FCC's indecency decisions on that show, and more generally on creative artists, television, culture, and democracy, in this wide-ranging interview with Jonathan Rintels, Executive Director of the Center for Creative Voices in Media.  This podcast is one of a series titled The Censorship Chronicles conducted by Creative Voices, a nonpartisan nonprofit group dedicated to preserving free expression, and independent and diverse creative voices in our nation's media.  Website:  www.creativevoices.us