Gotson Pierre leads the online agency AlterPresse www.alterpresse.org and the online AlterRadio www.alterradio.org (part of Groupe Médialternatif). Born in Port-au-Prince, he studied economics and politics. He started his career in journalism in 1981, working for Haitian and foreign media, and also got involved in training young journalists. In 1994, he contributed to launching the movement of community radios and led the Group of Reflection and Action for Freedom of the Press (GRALIP). In 2001, he founded Groupe Médialternatif www.medialternatif.org to promote communication rights.