Jenny Romano and Pedro Pamplona Henriques
Nationality: Italy
Organization Name: The Newsroom
Impact Region: Europe
About the Social Business: The Newsroom was born with the mission of fighting misinformation and promoting plurality online. Founded in December 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal, The Newsroom developed explainable AI technology that assesses the trustworthiness of online articles and provides users, through a browser extension, with a transparent assessment of what they are reading, as well as added context on the news through a balanced set of views on the topic they are reading about. Early next year they will be releasing a mobile application delivering catered
trusted news, providing users with historical and current context, as well as community engagement and the opportunity to take action on the news.
About the Y&Y Fellow: Jenny is a social entrepreneur with a strong interest in mis- and disinformation, as well as sustainability and circular economy. She is co-founder and CEO of TheNewsroom, born with the mission of fighting the spread of misinformation and promoting plurality online. Her professional background lies in Digital Sales at Google, where she also mentored startups focused on UN SDGs; Solution Engineering at Salesforce, as well as startup incubators - HEC Paris Incubator and UnLtd Tamil Nadu. Jenny is fluent in four languages; her academic background is in international economics (Bocconi University) and business (HEC Paris and CEMS), with additional studies undertaken in Business Sustainability Management at the University of Cambridge, Circular Economy at the University of Exeter | Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Cyberpsychology at IADT Dublin. At The Newsroom, she is responsible for business and product strategy, aligning the two towards the company’s impact ambitions, as well as partnership development.
Jenny Romano and Pedro Pamplona Henriques
Nationality: Italy
Organization Name: The Newsroom
Impact Region: Europe
About the Social Business: The Newsroom was born with the mission of fighting misinformation and promoting plurality online. Founded in December 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal, The Newsroom developed explainable AI technology that assesses the trustworthiness of online articles and provides users, through a browser extension, with a transparent assessment of what they are reading, as well as added context on the news through a balanced set of views on the topic they are reading about. Early next year they will be releasing a mobile application delivering catered
trusted news, providing users with historical and current context, as well as community engagement and the opportunity to take action on the news.
About the Y&Y Fellow: Jenny is a social entrepreneur with a strong interest in mis- and disinformation, as well as sustainability and circular economy. She is co-founder and CEO of TheNewsroom, born with the mission of fighting the spread of misinformation and promoting plurality online. Her professional background lies in Digital Sales at Google, where she also mentored startups focused on UN SDGs; Solution Engineering at Salesforce, as well as startup incubators - HEC Paris Incubator and UnLtd Tamil Nadu. Jenny is fluent in four languages; her academic background is in international economics (Bocconi University) and business (HEC Paris and CEMS), with additional studies undertaken in Business Sustainability Management at the University of Cambridge, Circular Economy at the University of Exeter | Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Cyberpsychology at IADT Dublin. At The Newsroom, she is responsible for business and product strategy, aligning the two towards the company’s impact ambitions, as well as partnership development.
