Who writes in the opinion pages
A sample of the opinion pages of 18 major newspapers in the United Kingdom, France and Germany, from January 2023 to date: regular columnists and guest contributors. It feeds criterion G1 (written voice) for the experts of the directory: a regular columnist meets it, a guest piece counts as partial.
Newspapers188 UK, 5 France, 5 Germany
Contributors608650 newspaper bylines
Atrium experts81Name and profile checked
G1 met50Regular columnists; 31 partial
79 bylines
| Contributor | Newspaper | Type | Atrium · G1 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Lindner FDP leader | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Clemens Fuest ifo president | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Harald Martenstein WamS column since 2022 | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ |
| Stefanie Babst Former NATO strategist | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Volker Wissing Transport and Digital Minister | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Alan Posener Freelance commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Alan Posener Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Andreas Rosenfelder Head of "Meinungsfreiheit" | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Anna Schneider Chief reporter | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Anna Schneider Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Arnd Diringer Law professor | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Axel Plünnecke IW Köln | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Benjamin Stibi Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Bettina Stark-Watzinger FDP deputy leader | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Christian Lindner and Marco Buschmann FDP ministers | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Christoph Kapalschinski Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Clemens Wergin Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Constantin van Lijnden Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Daniel Zwick Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Daniel-Dylan Böhmer Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Deniz Yücel Commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Deniz Yücel Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Dorothea Siems Chief economist | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Dorothea Siems Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Elon Musk Tech entrepreneur | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Eva Marie Kogel Former head of opinion | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Fatina Keilani "Meinungsfreiheit" desk | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Frank Stocker Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Frederik Schindler Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Friedrich Fülscher and Dennis Bock Lawyers | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Friedrich Merz CDU leader | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| George Soros Investor, philanthropist | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gerhard Hegmann Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gregor Thüsing Law professor | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Hannes Stein Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Hans-Martin Tillack Chief reporter | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Helge Fuhst Group editor-in-chief | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Henry Donovan Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Henryk M. Broder Columnist | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Henryk M. Broder Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Hubertus Lutterbach Church historian | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jacques Schuster Chefkommentator, WamS lead from May 2024 | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jacques Schuster Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jan Philipp Burgard Group editor-in-chief | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jennifer Wilton Editor-in-chief of the daily | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jennifer Wilton Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jörg Wimalasena Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Judith Gerlach Bavarian state minister | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Katrin Göring-Eckardt Green politician, Bundestag vice-president | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Klaus Geiger Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |