I fully agree with Carol Beck. The documentary-maker is not he subject, even though her/his point of view may be subjective. No matter how one looks at it (it seems to me), even when one is doing a autobiographical work, the teller is a mediator. It is my own view that s/he is always a subjective mediator and that the chief choice is whether to admit it or not and how to deal with that subjectivity. I especially like Carol Beck's point about the intrusion into the life of and exploitation of the subject. The people about whom one is reporting should never become just means to an end. If we are to have a "humanistic journalism" what should be the teller's position in relationship to the subject and the audience? That seems to me to be the core question for redefining journalism, preferably redefining it out of the old "objectivivity" vs. "subjectivity" quagmire. This is of particular interest to me because I am teaching a workshop this summer that seeks to explore new directions for radio journalism. I'd welcome comments from others in response to the question posed near the end of the previous paragraph. They may prove useful for discussion this summer.