Daniel Dessein is president of the La Gaceta newspaper (Tucumán, Argentina), president of the Press Freedom Commission and former president of ADEPA (Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas Argentinas) and member of the WAN-IFRA Advisory Board and its Latam committee. He is also regional vice president of the SIP (Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa), member of the National Academy of Journalism and member of the Iberoamerican Forum. He published articles in more than 150 media and discussed the situation of the press in conferences, media, and universities in 20 countries. Author, co-author, and compiler of 15 books. Among other distinctions, he received the Laurel de Plata for journalist of the year of Rotary Buenos Aires in 2014.