Editor & Publisher lists the top 30 news sites, as determined by Nielsen. The list is fascinating; I don't know what it means, but it's worth thinking about. It follows with the brand or channel first, followed by unique visitors this June (listed in thousands) and those from June a year ago.

MSNBC Digital Network -- 37,644 -- 27,434; Yahoo! News -- 34,992 -- 32,293; CNN Digital Network -- 33,417 -- 28,321; AOL News -- 22,081 -- 21,938; NYTimes.com -- 17,650 -- 12,535

Tribune Newspapers -- 15,059 -- 12,038; Gannett Newspapers and Newspaper Division -- 12,405 -- 12,279; ABCNEWS Digital Network -- 11,556 -- 10,852; Google News -- 10,543 -- 9,195
Fox News Digital Network -- 10,471 -- 8,192