From Top 10 to Top 30: What Palau’s Press Freedom Ranking Reveals Despite strong legal protections, new global pressures reshape the meaning of media freedom By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (May 4, 2026) — In a country where press conferences are frequent, congressional sessions are broadcast live, and news flows daily across radio, print, television and social media, Palau often points to itself as a model of […] The post From Top 10 to Top 30: What Palau’s Press Freedom Ranking Reveals appeared first on Island Times News .