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