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
40 bylines
| Contributor | Newspaper | Type | Atrium · G1 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladin El-Mafaalani Sociologist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Francis Fukuyama US political scientist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf Constitutional law scholar, columnist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Herfried Münkler Political scientist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michel Friedman Publicist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nils Minkmar Freelance Feuilleton author | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Sönke Neitzel Military historian | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Steven Pinker Psychologist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Timothy Snyder US historian | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Andreas Voßkuhle Former Constitutional Court president | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Carolin Emcke Monthly columnist since 2014 | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Carsten Brosda Hamburg culture senator (SPD) | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Claudius Seidl Author, formerly FAZ | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Daniel Brössler Senior Berlin correspondent | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Eva Illouz Sociologist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gesine Schwan Political scientist (SPD) | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gustav Seibt Feuilleton essayist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Heike Klüver Political scientist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Henrike Roßbach Deputy head of parliamentary office | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Heribert Prantl Columnist, "Prantls Blick" | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jens-Christian Rabe Feuilleton editor | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jörg Häntzschel Feuilleton editor | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Josef Schuster President, Central Council of Jews | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Judith Wittwer Editor-in-chief since 2020 | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Julian Nida-Rümelin and Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit Philosopher and virologist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jürgen Habermas Philosopher | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Katharina Riehl Co-head of politics | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Kurt Kister "Deutscher Alltag", former editor-in-chief | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michaela Hailbronner Legal scholar | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nava Ebrahimi, Hans Well, Peter Müller Writer, cabaret musician, former constitutional judge | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Navid Kermani and Natan Sznaider Writer and sociologist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nicolas Richter Head of politics from Nov 2025 | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ronen Steinke Senior politics editor | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Sonja Zekri Culture reporter | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Stefan Kornelius Head of politics, op-ed writer | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Avenarius Foreign correspondent | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Tristan Barczak Law professor | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ulrich Schäfer Deputy editor-in-chief | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Volker Weiß Historian | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Wolfgang Krach Editor-in-chief 2015 to 2025 | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |