Vox populi, vox Dei

Developed as the "man on the street" interviews. Usually the interviewees are found in public places, and are supposed to be giving spontaneous opinions through a chance encounter – unrehearsed persons, not selected in any way. As such, broadcast journalists almost always refer to them as the abbreviated vox pop.
Although the two can be quite often confused, a vox pop is not a form of a survey. Each person is asked the same question; the aim is to get a variety of answers and opinions on any given subject. Journalists are usually instructed to approach a wide range of people to get varied answers from different points of view. The interviewees should be of various ages, sexes, classes and communities so that the diverse views and reactions of the general people will be known.
Generally, the vox pop question will be asked of different persons in different parts of streets or public places. But as an exception, in any specific topic or situation which is not concerned to general people, the question can be asked only in a specific group to know what the perception/reaction is of that group to the specific topic or issues.
Today this video crew were going round filming these youngsters who were interviewing the Joe Bloggs of this World. Unfortunately the interviews were conducted through the medium of the Welsh Language so I have no clue what it was all about.

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