%0 Journal Article
%T Thou shall not bear false witness… Crisis at the university and the post-truth phenomenon
%A Czechowska-Derkacz, Beata
%A Łosiewicz, Małgorzata
%J Media Business Culture
%V 2019
%R 10.4467/25442554.MBK.19.020.11584
%N Issue 2 (7) 2019
%P 69-79
%K crisis, university, scientist, values, post-truth
%@ 2451-1986
%D 2019
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/media-biznes-kultura/article/nie-mow-falszywego-swiadectwa-kryzys-na-uczelni-wyzszej-a-medialne-zjawisko-postprawdy
%X 
	This article’s objective is to discuss how the media present crisis situations related to violations of moral norms. The authors employ the symbolism of the Ten Commandments, with reference to one of them: “Thou Shall Not Bear False Witness…”.The case of Professor Jan Miodek, a well-known linguist accused of cooperation with the Security Service, was analysed. The communications crisis, triggered by the accusation, had a broad media resonance, hitting the emotions related to the heated political discussion about vetting at universities. The phenomenon of post-truth served as the interpretive context.