Jean-Louis Missika has been successively Adviser to the President of the French public broadcaster Antenne 2 (1979-1984), Research Director at the Prospective Research Department of the INA (National Institute of radio and television) (1985-1986), Editor of the journal Médiaspouvoirs (1986-1988), Head of the Prime Minister Information Service (1988-1991), Director at the General Management of the Groupe de la Cité (1991-1993), Executive Vice-president and Managing Director of the SOFRES Media Department (1993-1995), Managing director of pollster BVA (1995-1998) and Vice-président of ILIAD (2007-2008).

In August 1998, Jean-Louis Missika created JLM Conseil, a consulting firm focused on three complementary activities : strategic consulting for media clients, socio-political studies, and corporate communication strategy. JLM Conseil has been part of the Altedia Group since April 2001. Altedia is a leading French consulting group specialising in corporate communication, corporate reengineering and human resources.

Jean-Louis Missika has been teaching Media Sociology since 1984 at the Post-Graduate Political Science Department of the Paris Institut d’Etudes Politiques.

He has also written numerous articles, reports and books, among which : • Les dégâts du progrès. Les travailleurs face au changement technique. (Seuil, 1977) ;

• Les Réseaux pensants. Télécommunication et société. (Masson, 1978) ;

• With D. Wolton, La folle du logis. La télévision dans les sociétés démocratiques. (Gallimard, 1983) ;

• Raymond Aron. Le spectateur engagé. (Julliard, 1981) ;

• Jean-Marie Lustiger. Le choix de Dieu. (De Fallois, 1987) ;

• With N. Haudegand, « Médias (influence des) », in Dictionnaire des Questions Politiques. 60 enjeux de la France contemporaine, N. Haudegand, P. Lefébure dir. (L’Atelier, 2000) ;

• Les entreprises publiques de télévision et les missions de service public. (Rapport de mission pour le Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, 1997) ;

• « Qui veut perdre des millions ? », in Le Monde des débats. (2000)

• La fin de la télévision, Seuil, 2006.