Obama Delivers First Democratic Video Address: "Now it's the weekly Radio Address in name only."

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT: Obama Delivers First Democratic Video Address
By Michael Falcone

From now on it will be the weekly “Democratic Radio Address” in name only.

President-elect Barack Obama, capitalizing on his successful use of multimedia technologies during the campaign, delivered his message on Saturday using video as well as audio. It may seem like a political no-brainer in the age of YouTube, but as aides to Mr. Obama pointed out, it is a first for a president or president-elect.

In his address, which he recorded in Chicago on Friday, Mr. Obama focused on the country’s financial crisis, calling it — as he has before — “the greatest economic challenge of our times.”

“While the road ahead will be long, and the work will be hard,” Mr. Obama said, “I know that we can steer ourselves out of this crisis because here in America we always rise to the moment, no matter how hard. And I am more hopeful than ever that America will rise once again.”...

As president Mr. Obama plans to continue to use audio as well as video to deliver the weekly messages, according to his aides.

“This is just one of many ways including periodic videos with transition officials about what is happening in a given day, online interviews with experts in particular policy areas that we will use to communicate directly with the American people,” said Jen Psaki, a spokeswoman for the Obama-Biden transition team.

And once Jan. 20 rolls around, the new administration has even more online innovations on the way like the “21st century fireside chats” Mr. Obama promised to hold when he was a candidate. Look for them on a computer screen near you.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/obama-delivers-first-democratic-video-address/

LINK TO YOUTUBE VIDEO, "Your Weekly Address from the President-Elect": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd8f9Zqap6U

[Common Sense Party]

1. No, it's not just in name only, since he is continuing with the radio address.

It's going to be broadcast on the radio, too, as well it should. Many people don't have a computer.

[Triana]

2. I LIKE the fact that he's going DIRECTLY to the American People via internet and...

...leaving the lame$tream media OUT of it (or doing it in addition to SELECT lame$ream media publicity ie: NO Fox "news" I hope).

GREAT plan. I hope he really DOES this consistently throughout his administration.

[ellisonz]

3. Sweet, Sweet Victory!