You were the Editor

A reporter and photographer are assigned to interview a popular politician who has recently completed an alcohol-recovery program paid for by a group of citizens. He is now pledged to a life of sobriety. One photo taken in his office reveals what appears to be a liquor bottle partially hidden in a bookcase, behind some folders. Do you:

A.  Erase the bottle from the picture.

Readers  19%
Editors  5%

B.  Publish the picture intact and let readers come to their own conclusions. 

Readers  81%
Editors  95%


Readers comments:

"Let the politician explain the bottle. Maybe it's empty. Maybe it's a bookend."

"Don't doctor up photos. Ask the politician about it."

"Forget it. Many recovering alcoholics will leave temptation around to prove themselves."

"Publish no photo."