vox pop

noun

1. interviews with members of the public on a radio or television programme

Word History and Origins

Origin of vox pop¹

C20: shortened from vox populi

Example Sentences

Snippets of Lemon's vox pop conversations proved popular and were shared and reshared across social media.

From Salon

Last year, she filmed a vox pop series called “Who Cares?”

From New York Times

In one fascinating sequence from 20 July, a vox pop of the almost entirely black crowd reveals a total disinterest in the moon landing, which was happening at the same time.

From BBC

The affair conjured memories of approaching Singh before the 2011 Masters, when compiling the kind of vox pop that causes golf reporters undue stress.

From The Guardian

Scraps between the monkeys are not uncommon, but a brawl of this size is rare, prompting one Thai reporter to attempt a vox pop with the local monkeys.

From The Guardian