Jeniece Roman
ReporterJeniece Roman is a reporter with WSHU who covers a range of topics, including education and technology. She has written about digital media literacy, misinformation and artificial intelligence.
Jeniece joined WSHU in 2022 as a Report for America corps member covering Indigenous communities in southern New England and Long Island. Before joining WSHU, she covered local government and education for the New Britain Herald in New Britain, Connecticut. She was a breaking news and crime reporter for the Record-Journal newspaper in Meriden.
She has been recognized with several awards in Connecticut and New York. Jeniece holds a B.S. in journalism with a concentration in political science from Southern Connecticut State University. Jeniece is currently a board member for the Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and was previously the VP of Programming.
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Connecticut legislators introduced a package of technology bills, including proposed regulations on facial recognition technology, children's use of social media and artificial intelligence. -
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the state will look into tightening data privacy laws following the release of his office’s annual enforcement report. -
A Connecticut voter has joined a federal lawsuit against the Department of Justice to prevent it from accessing voters’ personal data from the nonpublic voter file. -
Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong met with lawmakers on Wednesday to outline a bill they said would require social media companies to prohibit minors' access to platforms without parental consent. -
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition demanding that the platform X stop its AI chatbot from creating nonconsensual sexual images. -
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong called on state Republicans to condemn violent online rhetoric. -
The City of New Haven has reached a three-year contract agreement with its teachers’ union. -
An investigation into New Haven’s former police chief Karl Jacobson will be led by the state's attorney. The investigation follows reports of theft and the misuse of funds. -
Public safety advocates want Connecticut residents to be on the lookout for signs of human trafficking as the number of reported cases increases. -
From AI chatbots to social media safeguards, Connecticut and New York lawmakers drove major tech policy debates in 2025, pushing protections for children while navigating limits on regulation.
