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Encyclopedia > Vox populi
"Vox Populi" redirects here. For the episode of Jericho, see Vox Populi (Jericho episode).

Vox populi, a Latin phrase that literally means voice of the people, is a term often used in broadcasting for interviews of members of the "general public". This article is about the CBS television drama. ... Vox Populi is the eleventh episode of season one of the fictional CBS drama Jericho. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Vox pop, the man in the street

Usually the interviewees are shown in public places, and supposed to be giving spontaneous opinions in a chance encounter — unrehearsed persons, not selected in any way. As such, broadcast journalists almost always refer to them as the abbreviated vox pop. In U.S. broadcast journalism it is often referred to as a man on the street interview. Broadcast journalism refers to television news and radio news, as well as the online news outlets of broadcast affiliates. ...


Because the results of such an interview are unpredictable at best, usually vox pop material is edited down very tightly; doing it live is mostly impractical. This presents difficulties of balance, in that the selection used ought, from the point of view of journalistic standards, to be a fair cross-section of opinions. For meanings of the word balance, see: Look up balance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Journalistic standards or journalism ethics, include principles of ethics and of good practice to address the specific challenges faced by professional journalists. ...


Proverbial use

Often quoted as, Vox populi, vox dei, "The voice of the people is the voice of God", is an old proverb often erroneously attributed to William of Malmesbury in the twelfth century.[1] William of Malmesbury (c. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...


Another early reference to the expression is in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798, although it is believed to have been in earlier use.[2] The full quotation from Alcuin reads: This article is about the scholar Alcuin of York. ... Charlemagne (left) and Pippin the Hunchback. ...

Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumultuositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit.[3]

English translation:

And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.[4]

Cultural References

  • In the 1976 satire Network, one of the segments on The Howard Beale Show is called Vox Populi. Even though it is only mentioned and the segment is never seen, one can assume it involves the general public and their opinions.
  • In V for Vendetta (2005), V uses the phrase vox populi in his introductory speech.

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See also

  • Greg Packer, a quasi-professional vox pop interviewee.
  • Sepultura, Sepultura wrote and preformed the song "Vox Populi" on the cd "Nation"

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Notes

  1. ^ http://www.sacklunch.net/Latin/V/voxpopulivoxDei.html
  2. ^ http://www.jstor.org/view/00028762/di951364/95p0014d/0
  3. ^ The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, third edition, Oxford University Press, 1993.
  4. ^ http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hulld/q2004-02-11.html
  5. ^ http://tomayko.com/articles/2006/10/27/galtons-ox Francis Galton. "Vox Populi". March 7, 1907.

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Vox populi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (202 words)
Vox populi, which means literally in Latin voice of the people, is often used in broadcasting for interviews of members of the 'general public'; usually the interviewees are shown in public places, and supposed to be giving spontaneous opinions in a chance encounter — unrehearsed persons, not selected in any way.
This presents difficulties of balance, in that the selection used ought, from the point of view of journalistic standards, to be a fair cross-section of opinions.
Often quoted as Vox populi, vox dei (The voice of the people is the voice of God).
Vox Populi (192 words)
Founded in 1988, Vox Populi is a nonprofit artist collective that supports the work of emerging artists with monthly exhibitions, gallery talks, performances and lectures.
For nearly 20 years, Vox has played a unique role in the cultural life of Philadelphia by bringing our audience cutting-edge contemporary art and a diverse range of programming, while at the same time providing a supportive environment in which artists can experiment, take risks and gain valuable experience in launching their professional careers.
Vox is located on the 4th floor of the Gilbert Building, at 1315 Cherry Street, in Philadelphia.
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