Vox populi education. With increasing public familiarity with the term, several radio and television programs have been named "vox pop" in allusion to this practice. The Latin phrase (), 'The voice of the people [is] the voice of God', is an old proverb. An early reference to the expression is in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798. The full quotation from Alcuin reads: English translation: This passage indicates that already by the end of the eighth century the phrase had become an aphorism of political common wisdom. Writing in the early 12th century, William of Malmesbury refers to the saying
VOX (German TV channel) VOX (German TV channel) Vox is a German free-to-air television channel launched on 25 January 1993 and owned by RTL Group. The channel mainly broadcasts documentaries and US series and movies. One of the most successful programs on VOX was "Wa(h)re Liebe" (1994–2004), a TV magazine about sexuality (sex clubs, fetishism, BDSM, etc.), hosted by Lilo Wanders. VOX started transmitting on 25 January 1993. It competed with public television by broadcasting many live and informational programmes. The channel was originally owned by an assortment of German media companies: The director of programming at launch was Ruprecht Eser. One year after