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
650 bylines
| Contributor | Newspaper | Type | Atrium · G1 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Forstater Campaigner | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Mercy Muroki Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Mgr Matthieu Rougé Bishop of Nanterre | Le Figaro France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michael Kubiciel Criminal law professor | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michael Morpurgo Author | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Michael Quandt Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michael Thumann Foreign correspondent | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michael Wolffsohn Historian (marked guest author) | Bild Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michael Wolffsohn Historian | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michaela Hailbronner Legal scholar | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Michel Guerrin Editor-in-chief, culture columnist | Le Monde France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Miguel Esteban Artist manager | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Mikey Smith Political columnist | Daily Mirror United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Miriam Hollstein Deputy head of politics from Jun 2026 | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Miriam Hollstein Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Miriam Stoppard Health columnist | Daily Mirror United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| More than 110 actors (including Alix Poisson, Laure Calamy) Collective | Le Parisien / Aujourd'hui en France France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| More than 5,000 athletes Collective | Le Parisien / Aujourd'hui en France France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Moritz J. Müller Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nada Farhoud Environment editor (commentary) | Daily Mirror United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nadja Aswad Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nana Akua Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | 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 Writer | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Navid Kermani and Natan Sznaider Writer and sociologist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Neil Kinnock Former Labour leader | Daily Mirror United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nesrine Malik Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nick Lowles Hope not Hate | Daily Mirror United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nicolas Bouzou, Robin Rivaton, Christian Saint-Etienne Economists, essayists | Les Echos France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nicolas Charbonneau Editorial director, signs editorials | Le Parisien / Aujourd'hui en France France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nicolas Richter Head of politics from Nov 2025 | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nicoletta Perlo Professor of public law | Le Monde France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nigel Farage Reform UK leader | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Niklas Frank Author | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nikolas Busse Head of foreign policy | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nikolaus Harbusch Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nils Heisterhagen Author, economist | Bild Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Nina Scheer SPD MdB | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Norbert Röttgen CDU MP | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Norbert Röttgen and Anton Hofreiter CDU and Green MdBs | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Observatoire international des prisons and others NGO collective | Le Monde France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Olivia Petter Columnist (lifestyle) | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| 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 |
| Oskar Luis Bender Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Owen Jones Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Pascal Riché Journalist, columnist | Le Monde France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Pat McFadden Cabinet minister | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Patricia Platiel Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Patrick Bernau Head of FAS economics | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |