I spoke with News' Business Editor Sue Carney this morning about this situation. I suspect it's going to garner some attention nationally today in both the auto world and the journalism world.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...r-200-review-a

A decision by The Detroit News to water down the online version of a critical review of the Chrysler 200 by auto writer Scott Burgess — after a car dealer complained — has drawn fire from the blogosphere and now an admission of error by the newspaper.
Burgess reportedly quit as the The News' auto critics after he skewered the vehicle [[which was the car featured in Chrysler's attention-getting Super Bowl television spot) on March 10, calling it "a dog" and prompting a car dealership that advertises in the newspaper to complain about the review.
The News responded to the complaint by toning down the online version of the criticism. The print version was already on the street. [[Click on the link for the rest)