Trey Strange

Trey's an award-winning writer for VICE News Tonight, and head writer/co-producer of Transnational, a show about global rights and resilience.

NIGERIA

The 25-Year-Old Who Negotiates With Boko Haram

Ummu Kalthum is one of the youngest – and most successful – mediators brokering deals to free Boko Haram hostages in Nigeria.
Chika Oduah
Roberto Daza
Joe Hill
Trey Strange
9.24.21
NRA

This Is What Could Bring the NRA Down

But it might take a while.
Cait Bladt
Trey Strange
6.15.21
Death Penalty

Lisa Montgomery's Sister Recounts Her Life of Abuse Before Death Row

She shared the horrific details with VICE News shortly before Montgomery was scheduled to be executed as part of Trump's final death-penalty push.
Gabrielle Caplan
Greg Overzat
Trey Strange
1.12.21
Vice News Tonight

Why You Should Laugh in the Face of Coronavirus. Really.

In psychology, the benign-violation theory explains that laughing at stuff that could kill us makes those threats easier to handle.
Brian Josephs
Trey Strange
5.12.20
Drugs

People on Methadone Have a Dangerous Choice: Risk Relapsing, or Expose Themselves to Coronavirus

“It's getting to the point where it's safer to go back to using street drugs. I won't have to be packed into rooms full of people.”
Trey Strange
Gabrielle Caplan
4.3.20
Coronavirus

The Pandemic Serves Putin's Purposes Very Nicely

A global crisis plays a convenient role in the Russian president’s scheme to keep his job.
Alec Luhn
Trey Strange
3.30.20
Coronavirus

Coronavirus Quarantine Is Hell for People With Anxiety Disorders: ‘I Couldn't Stop Clicking On Everything’

Everything becomes a stresser: fear of spreading the illness, standing in grocery store lines, and grappling with their own mortality.
Neda Toloui-Semnani
Trey Strange
Gabrielle Caplan
3.20.20