Donaldson: Extreme Reporting Is How Dave Cawley Puts Himself In A Stranger’s Shoes

SALT LAKE CITY – Telling other people’s stories is difficult.

It’s also a privilege.

It can be educational. And quite often, it is incredibly inspiring.

But in my 35 years as a journalist, I think one of the most difficult aspects of telling another person’s story is making sure my writing reflects a stranger’s truth. And many times, it means exploring who they are or what happened to them through verbal descriptions of things I’ve never experienced.

Most journalists have various ways to try and, as the saying goes, try to walk a mile in their subject’s shoes. But very few have literally walked in another’s shoes like my colleague Dave Cawley did in his newest podcast – Uinta Triangle .

In fact, what Dave created with Uinta Triangle isn’t just a podcast. He calls it an audio docume