For a positive spin on newspaper advertising in 2008, Editor & Publisher turned to ten Alternative Weeklies in a recent post (January 27, 2009). Nine of those publications are AWN members: Athens News, Boulder Weekly, Illinois TImes, Mountain Xpress, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Portland Phoenix, San Luis Obispo New Times, Santa Fe Reporter and Seven Days.
If you missed the article written by Josh Whiten, an editor for AAN, a link is listed below.