Using the Google Sheets API to monitor congressional voting

There’s a common phrase among reporters: “The news never sleeps.” This is why many news outlets rely on cloud-based productivity tools like Google Docs and Sheets to share information, check facts and collaborate in real time. And The New York Times is no exception.

In May 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a new health care law affecting millions of Americans. To report the news as fast as possible, The Times’ editorial team used Sheets to tally and display House votes in real time on NYTimes.com.

Source: How The New York Times used Google Sheets to report congressional votes

Google Sheets has become very powerful in the last few years, and here is another example of what can be accomplished with that power.