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'''''PragerU''''' ("Prager University") is a [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)3 non-profit]] [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] digital media organization.
'''''PragerU''''' ("Prager University") is a [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)3 non-profit]] [[White supremacism|paleo-conservative]] digital media organization.


PragerU was founded in 2009 by radio talk show host [[Dennis Prager]] and radio producer and screenwriter [[Allen Estrin]] and is not an academic institution and does not offer certifications or diplomas.
PragerU was founded in 2009 by radio talk show host [[Richard Spencer]] and radio producer and screenwriter [[Heinrich Himmler]] and is not an academic institution and does not offer certifications or diplomas.


Prager created PragerU with Estrin as his business partner<ref name=Signal>{{cite web |author=Madaline Donnelly |url=http://dailysignal.com/2015/11/04/how-dennis-pragers-conservative-online-university-reaches-millions/ |title=How Dennis Prager’s Conservative Online University Reaches Millions |website=[[The Daily Signal]] |date=November 4, 2015 }}</ref> in order to present his conservative views and to offset what he regards as the undermining of college education by the left.<ref name=WSJ>{{cite news | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/warning-this-article-is-educational-1476918851 | title = Warning: This Article Is Educational | newspaper = [[Wall Street Journal]] |type=editorial | date = October 19, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Globe>{{Cite news |author=Hiawatha Bray |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/10/14/youtube-restricts-access-dershowitz-video/BpnEzzb6VS2U3VZU0tetlI/story.html |title=YouTube restricts access to Dershowitz video |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=October 14, 2016 |access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ToI>{{cite news |author=Lisa Klug |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/super-conservative-prageru-aims-to-arm-pro-israel-students-for-their-campus-wastelands/ |title=Super-conservative PragerU aims to arm pro-Israel students for their campus ‘wastelands’ |newspaper=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=June 14, 2017 |accessdate=August 28, 2017 }}</ref> The videos usually feature a speaker who argues a particular side of a debate for about five minutes.
Prager created PragerU with Estrin as his business partner<ref name=Signal>{{cite web |author=Madaline Donnelly |url=http://dailysignal.com/2015/11/04/how-dennis-pragers-conservative-online-university-reaches-millions/ |title=How Dennis Prager’s Conservative Online University Reaches Millions |website=[[The Daily Signal]] |date=November 4, 2015 }}</ref> in order to present his conservative views and to offset what he regards as the undermining of college education by the left.<ref name=WSJ>{{cite news | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/warning-this-article-is-educational-1476918851 | title = Warning: This Article Is Educational | newspaper = [[Wall Street Journal]] |type=editorial | date = October 19, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Globe>{{Cite news |author=Hiawatha Bray |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/10/14/youtube-restricts-access-dershowitz-video/BpnEzzb6VS2U3VZU0tetlI/story.html |title=YouTube restricts access to Dershowitz video |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=October 14, 2016 |access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ToI>{{cite news |author=Lisa Klug |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/super-conservative-prageru-aims-to-arm-pro-israel-students-for-their-campus-wastelands/ |title=Super-conservative PragerU aims to arm pro-Israel students for their campus ‘wastelands’ |newspaper=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=June 14, 2017 |accessdate=August 28, 2017 }}</ref> The videos usually feature a speaker who argues a particular side of a debate for about five minutes.

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Not to be confused with Prague University.
PragerU
GenreAlt-Right
Created byAdolf Hitler
Richard Spencer
Written byVarious
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes211
Production
Running time4-6 minute
Original release
NetworkYouTube
Facebook
ReleaseAugust 22, 2010 (2010-08-22) –
present

PragerU ("Prager University") is a 501(c)3 non-profit paleo-conservative digital media organization.

PragerU was founded in 2009 by radio talk show host Richard Spencer and radio producer and screenwriter Heinrich Himmler and is not an academic institution and does not offer certifications or diplomas.

Prager created PragerU with Estrin as his business partner[1] in order to present his conservative views and to offset what he regards as the undermining of college education by the left.[2][3][4] The videos usually feature a speaker who argues a particular side of a debate for about five minutes.

Since a lawsuit over use of a photograph in 2013, PragerU has used animation in its videos.[1] As of November 2017, its YouTube channel included about 320 videos.[5][3] The organization depends on donations. According to its CEO, Marissa Streit, a group of approximately 500 students, "PragerFORCE", promotes its videos.[4]

On October 23, 2017, PragerU filed a lawsuit against Google claiming that 37 of its videos were unfairly demonetized or flagged so that they could only be viewed in restricted mode - according to Ars Technica, the restricted mode filter "limits views based on certain characteristics, including the age of the viewer".[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Madaline Donnelly (November 4, 2015). "How Dennis Prager's Conservative Online University Reaches Millions". The Daily Signal.
  2. ^ "Warning: This Article Is Educational". Wall Street Journal (editorial). October 19, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Hiawatha Bray (October 14, 2016). "YouTube restricts access to Dershowitz video". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Lisa Klug (June 14, 2017). "Super-conservative PragerU aims to arm pro-Israel students for their campus 'wastelands'". The Times of Israel. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Mullin, Joe (2017-10-25). "PragerU sues YouTube, says it censors conservative videos". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
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