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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Election monitors from the U.S. Department of Justice were spotted at several polling locations in Connecticut on Election Day. -
When Connecticut votes on Election Day, officials will use a combination of paper ballots, tabulators and expanded voting options. This reflects years of changes and improvements to strengthen the voting system's integrity. -
The office of Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has petitioned the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to review its use of artificial intelligence. -
More politicians are using Artificial Intelligence in campaign ads leading up to this year's midterm elections. -
A Quinnipiac University poll shows voters’ concerns about AI could play a major role in November’s midterm election. -
After years of research and collaboration, a group of pizza enthusiasts in New Haven is trying to keep the passion alive through a museum exhibition. -
Several laws on data privacy, AI, and other technologies will take effect in Connecticut next month. -
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Attorney General William Tong are seeking answers after OpenAI disclosed that autonomous AI agents breached Hugging Face and tried to conceal their actions.
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Governor Ned Lamont said he is open to building IT infrastructure in Connecticut, but there is no place for massive data centers in the state. -
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is demanding that TikTok provide answers after a report revealed that the social media company temporarily paused its algorithmic safety measure.
