Obama to use Internet to address nation

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama says he will use Internet videos to update the nation in a modern version of Franklin Roosevelt's "fireside chats" on radio.

Obama Saturday recorded the weekly four-minute Democratic address for radio and then posted a YouTube video on his transition site, Change.gov., the Los Angeles Times reported.

Obama plans to post such videos weekly to spread word of his actions to a generation of voters who depend primarily on the Internet for their news, Politico reported Saturday, noting the Internet played a key role in the way Obama's campaign organized supporters during the run-up to the election.

"The goal is to put a face on government," said Obama spokesman Nick Shapiro.

Obama even has his own Facebook page naming his favorite movies: "Casablanca," "Godfather I & II," "Lawrence of Arabia" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."