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
37 bylines
| Contributor | Newspaper | Type | Atrium · G1 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernd Ulrich Editor for special assignments | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Frauke Rostalski Law professor | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Harald Martenstein ZEITmagazin columnist | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Heinrich Wefing Co-head of Politik | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Lenz Jacobsen Politisches Feuilleton | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Mariam Lau Political correspondent | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Mark Schieritz Economics correspondent | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Yascha Mounk Herausgeberrat member | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ahmad Mansour Anti-extremism author | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Andrea Böhm Foreign affairs | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Anna Mayr Political editor | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Avner Ofrath Historian | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Can Dündar Exiled Turkish journalist | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Giovanni di Lorenzo Editor-in-chief (co- from Jul 2025) | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ijoma Mangold Feuilleton | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jens Jessen Feuilleton author | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jochen Bittner Political editor | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jochen Wegner Co-editor-in-chief since Jul 2025 | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Josef Joffe Former Herausgeber | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Lars Weisbrod Feuilleton | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Luca Di Blasi Philosopher | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Marci Shore, Eva Illouz, Alexander Kluge Historian, sociologist, filmmaker | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Martin Machowecz Deputy editor-in-chief, ZEITmagazin column | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Matthias Naß International correspondent | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Maxim Biller Columnist | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michael Thumann Foreign correspondent | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Navid Kermani Writer | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Niklas Frank Author | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Omid Rezaee Iranian exile journalist | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Omri Boehm Philosopher | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Paul Middelhoff Political editor | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Petra Pinzler Berlin office | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Robert Pausch Political editor | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Roberto Saviano Writer | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Assheuer Feuilleton essayist | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Ostermeier Schaubühne director | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ulrich Ladurner Foreign affairs | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |