Journalist: It is unethical for journalists to lie -- to say something untrue with the purpose of deceiving the listener -- to get a story  However, journalists commonly withhold relevant information in interviews in order to elicit new information  Some argue that this, like lying, is intentional deception and ttherefore unethical  However, this argument fails to recognize the distinction between failing to prevent a false belief and actively encouraging one
Lying is unethical because it actively encourages a false belief
defining a concept and then showing that under this definition the concept applies to all of the cases under discussion