Arionne Nettles

Arionne Nettles is an Instructor and Garth C. Reeves Eminent Scholar Chair for Digital Journalism at Florida A&M University's School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (SJGC). She previously served as Lecturer and Director of Audio Journalism Programming at Northwestern University (2022-2024), and Lecturer/Publisher of Medill Reports at Northwestern (2019-2022). As a culture reporter, her work explores Chicago history, gun violence, policing, and race/class disparities in outlets like the New York Times Opinion, The Trace, and WTTW.

• Ph.D. in Educational Leadership (DePaul University, 2026 expected)
• MSJ in Journalism (Northwestern University, 2016)
• MBA and BA in Business Administration (Florida A&M University, 2008)

Her research focuses on multimedia reporting, audio journalism, and historical storytelling. She is the author of *We Are the Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything* and the upcoming *Journalism for Dummies* (2025). Current teaching responsibilities include Newswriting & Reporting III (JOU 4342C).

Selected awards include:

• 2022 NABJ Salute to Excellence Award (National Newspaper Feature Story)
• 2020 NABJ Salute to Excellence Award (Radio Documentary)
• 2020 Pulitzer Center Grant
• 2020 Investigative Reporters & Editors Educator of Color Fellowship