Arionne A Nettles
- arionne.nettles@famu.edu
- PHONE
- 850-599-3379
- OFFICE
- Division Of Journalism
SJGC Bldg. Room #3016
Monday/Wednesday • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday • 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
JOU 4342C Newswriting & Reporting III • Mon. Wed. — 12:20 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.
JOU 4342C Newswriting & Reporting III • Mon. Wed. — 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
JOU 4342C Newswriting & Reporting III • Tu. Thu. — 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Arionne Nettles is a professor, culture reporter, and audio aficionado who serves as the Garth C. Reeves eminent scholar chair and instructor for digital journalism at Florida A&M University. As a journalist, her stories often examine Chicago history, culture, gun violence, policing, and race & class disparities, and has appeared in outlets such as the New York Times Opinion, Chicago Reader, and WTTW. Before joining academia, she held editorial roles at WBEZ, The Associated Press, and the Chicago Defender—one of the oldest Black newspapers in the U.S. She is the author of "We Are the Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything," published by Lawrence Hill Books/Chicago Review Press, and the upcoming "Journalism for Dummies," published by Wiley as part of the For Dummies series in 2025.
- Digital Journalism
- Multimedia Reporting
- Audio and Radio Reporting
- Arts & Culture Reporting
- Historical Storytelling
- DePaul University • 2026 [Expected Graduation]
Ph.D. in Educational Leadership - Northwestern University • 2016
MSJ in Journalism - Florida A&M University • 2008
MBA and BA in Business Administration (combined 5-year program)
- Garth C. Reeves Eminent Scholar Chair and Instructor for Digital Journalism • 2024 - Present
Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL - Lecturer and Director of Audio Journalism Programming • 2022-2024
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL - Lecturer and Publisher of Medill Reports • 2019 - 2022
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award Winner for National Newspaper Feature Story — 2022
- National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award Winner for Radio Documentary — 2020
- Pulitzer Center Grant — 2020 Recipient
- Investigative Reporters & Editors Educator of Color Fellowship — 2020 Recipient
- ASNE Emerging Leaders Institute 2019 Cohort
- Foundations of Online Teaching Summer 2020 Practicum
- Public Media Journalists Association Editor Training October 2020 Cohort
- JOU 4342C Newswriting & Reporting III
