How Google Beat AP With Iowa Caucus Results (And Why it Matters)

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By: Steve Myers | Poynter.org

WNYC’s John Keefe decided to use Google’s election results for his map tracking the results of Iowa’s GOP caucus for three reasons:

  • Google’s data were easier to deal with than the files provided by the Associated Press.
  • He could share what he built.
  • It was free.

Tuesday night, he also learned that Google was faster.































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