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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Barclay Then Health Secretary | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Suella Braverman Former Home Secretary | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Susanne Seehofer and Nadin Zaya FDP Präsidium | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Susi Dennison ECFR researcher | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Sylvie Lindeperg Historian | Libération France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Tatiana de Rosnay Novelist, books column | Le Parisien / Aujourd'hui en France France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thibault de Montbrial Lawyer, security specialist | Le Figaro France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Assheuer Feuilleton essayist | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Avenarius Foreign correspondent | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Kielinger Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Lindemann and Shoshana Fine Political scientists | Le Monde France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Morales Columnist (gk) | Le Figaro France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Ostermeier Schaubühne director | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Thomas Schmid Columnist | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Thomas Schmid Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Timo Lokoschat Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Tom Peck Sketch writer | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Tom Utley Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Tony Parsons Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Torsten Bell Observer economics columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Trevor Kavanagh Columnist (former political editor) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Tristan Barczak Law professor | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ulf Poschardt Welt author also writing Bild columns | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Ulf Poschardt Editor-in-chief, then Herausgeber | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Ulf Poschardt Welt commentator | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ulrich Ladurner Foreign affairs | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ulrich Schäfer Deputy editor-in-chief | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ulrika Jonsson Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Veronika Melkozerova Ukrainian journalist | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Victoria Richards Voices editor/writer | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Viktor Orbán Then Hungarian PM | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Vincent Tiberj Political scientist | Libération France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Vincent Trémolet de Villers Editorialist (gk: deputy editorial director) | Le Figaro France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Virginie Calmels Business leader, politician (gk) | Le Figaro France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Volker Weiß Historian | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Wes Streeting Health Secretary | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Wes Streeting Health Secretary | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Will Hayward Columnist (Wales) | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Will Hutton, John Naughton, Stewart Lee, Rachel Cooke, Barbara Ellen Observer columnists | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| William Van Andringa Archaeologist | Le Monde France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Wolf Lepenies Sociologist | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag 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 |
| Yanis Varoufakis Economist, former Greek finance minister | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Yves Thréard Editorialist | Le Figaro France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Yvette Cooper Home Secretary | Daily Mirror United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Yvette Cooper Home Secretary | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Zack Polanski Green Party leader | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Zack Polanski Green Party leader | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Zara Riffler Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Zoe Williams Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |