Groups map media's influence on elections

[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Rick Vecchio]
Good-government groups are using the Internet and interactive mapping technology to chart how mass media affect elections - using Peru's rugged, village-dotted countryside as a testing ground. The project - the brainchild of the Carter Center, the Canadian Foundation for the Americas and the University of Calgary - aims to support campaign-finance reform and democracy-building efforts with an interactive Web page. After mapping out last month's parliamentary elections in Canada, the groups unveiled a Peruvian version Thursday at a seminar attended by representatives from government agencies, nonprofit civic organizations and local electoral and media watchdog groups
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