Jason Loviglio, MCS, On BBC Radio Program about Vox Pop
MCS chair featured on BBC Radio
BBC Radio 4 recently aired a special one-hour program about interviewing members of the public in the historic format of the vox pop (also known as "voice of the people" or "man on the street" interviews). Jason Loviglio, associate professor and chair of Media and Communications Studies, was interviewed for the program and provides historical context throughout the segment.
"The origins of vox pop in the United States are almost as old as the origins of broadcasting in the United States. The juxtaposition of the polished, educated voice of the professional radio announcer was then juxtaposed with the voice of the man on the street, sometimes quite literally," Loviglio said. He pointed to Houston, Texas in 1932 as the origin of vox pop where broadcasters strung a microphone out of a window to interview passers by on the street.
Later in the program, Loviglio describes the differences between American radio and the BBC in the 1940s and 1950s: "The kinds of opinions that were the prerogative of professional journalists and were not the prerogative of anyone else. So the idea that there would be a meaningful contribution from the average person on the street really did not resonate in the same way for the BBC and for very logical business model reasons."
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In an article published October 22 in the Herald-Mail, Laura Hussey, an associate professor of Political Science, commented on Maryland voter turnout trends heading into Election Day on November 4. Hussey said she doesn't expect a sudden uptick in voters turning out for the election next month. She said that residents pay less attention to elections in an "off-election" year.
"Residents are not saturated with political information as you would in a presidential election year," Hussey said. "Voters are less engaged."
On October 22, the Baltimore Sun published an article about Baltimore County campaign signs and how some are set up in a way to display bipartisanship. Hussey was quoted in the article and discussed Democrat Tom Quirk's campaign signs being placed near Republican Joseph Hooe's. Quirk is running for re-election as 1st District County Councilman, and Hooe is running for state delegate in District 12. Hussey said it's not unusual for candidates to tout their work across party lines.
"It may influence voters' perceptions of a candidate's character traits, and these traits are a factor in some voters' choices," Hussey said. "Most people...seem to prefer collaborative over combative personalities."
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