COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW – 21/02/2020
Mathew Ingram
Jigsaw, a unit of Google previously known as Google Ideas, recently launched a digital magazine called The Current, which aims to “explore today’s digital threats and solutions.” There isn’t much exploring to be found in the inaugural edition, however. It’s mostly a cursory overview of disinformation, alongside brief descriptions of some tools that Google has used to combat the problem, gussied up with a coat of digital paint. There are two contemporary art pieces that seem only loosely relevant. Plus, an interactive map. It’s a magazine best not read too closely. But I did anyway.