vox pop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɒkspɒp/
- /vɒksˈpɒp/
Etymology
Clipping of vox populi, from Latin.
Meanings
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A short, informal, non-prearranged interview with a member of the public, especially to canvas opinion.
Vox pops – a series of comments from a variety of people – are a great way to include a sample of public opinion in your programmes and to add colour to reports that would otherwise suffer from a lack of lively soundbites.
2018, Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook, Routledge, →ISBN:While the BBC guidelines relating to balance are[…] so diligently applied that the opinion of 100 so-called experts must always be weighed[…], vox pops remain a chance for journalists to run more or less free.
2017 April 29, Catherine Bennett, “Want to know what people really think? Don’t do a vox pop”, in The Guardian:The reporter got some vox pops in the city square to see what people thought of the country's new flag.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vox pops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (7)
de Stimmen von der Straße (short informal interview) · de Meinungsäußerung (short informal interview) · pl vox populi (short informal interview) · cmn 民意調查 /民意调查 (short informal interview) · fi katuhaastattelu (short informal interview) · cmn 街頭採訪 /街头采访 (short informal interview) · fr micro-trottoir (short informal interview)