vox pop
Street interview clips
Vox pop is a collection of opinions from ordinary people, typically gathered through brief street interviews for broadcast media.
The term comes from the Latin *vox populi* (voice of the people).
A reporter doing a vox pop asks passersby the same question to capture a range of public sentiment: The evening news ran a vox pop on the proposed transit changes.
Audio input device
- journalistNews profession practitioner
- reporterOne who gathers news
- questionsRequests for information
- responsesAnswers or reactions
soundbite · recording · camera · footage · testimonials · participant · consent · passerby
Not pre-written
- candidHonest and direct
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- informalRelaxed, not official
natural · off-the-cuff · authentic · genuine · raw · unfiltered · real · honest
Felt attitude or view
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
feeling · voice · reaction · consensus · belief · stance · thought · impression
microphone
Audio input device
- journalistNews profession practitioner
- reporterOne who gathers news
- questionsRequests for information
responses · soundbite · recording · camera · footage · testimonials · participant · consent · passerby · interviewee
unscripted
Not pre-written
- candidHonest and direct
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
informal · natural · off-the-cuff · authentic · genuine · raw · unfiltered · real · honest · unpolished
sentiment
Felt attitude or view
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
perception · feeling · voice · reaction · consensus · belief · stance · thought · impression · mood
news
Reports of recent events
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- segmentDistinct part of whole
anchor · coverage · network · ratings · viewer · listener · audience · live · package · bulletin
- talk radiotalk radio, call-in show, phone-in, caller, open line
- documentary techniquesinterviews, narration, voiceover, voice-over, voice over
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
vox popexpert opinion
Informed judgment from specialists
expert analysis · talking head · professional opinion · punditry · academic analysis
vox poppress release
Official statement for media
prepared remarks · formal address · prepared statement · keynote speech · press conference