Voxpop

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A Voxpop in television terms is a segment of a programme when members of the public are asked for their opinions on an issue. It is essentially a camera in a town centre, with no presenter or interviewer in sight. A common trait of a voxpop is the quickfire nature- each member of the public will often be edited down to a sentence of opinion, before quickly cutting to a different person, often with an opposing view.

This is commonly used on issues that divide the public, such as fox hunting in the United Kingdom.

Voxpops can perhaps be criticised for being "lazy" television, or being used to pad time. As it is just a "man on the street" opinion, one can perhaps question the value of broadcasting a randomly chosen person's opinions.