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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher-education collective Academics | Le Parisien / Aujourd'hui en France France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Holger Boche and Frank Fitzek Engineering professors | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Holly Thomas, Robert Fox, Sam Kiley, Anchal Vohra, Katie Glass, Rakib Ehsan, Emma-Kate Symons, Harry Tanner, Ava Vidal, Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff Voices writers | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Hubertus Lutterbach Church historian | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Iain Dale Broadcaster | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Iain Duncan Smith Conservative MP | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Ijoma Mangold Feuilleton | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jack Elsom Political columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jack Straw Former Foreign Secretary | Daily Mirror United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jacques Attali Columnist (video) | Les Echos France | Regular columnist | · | 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 |
| James Johnson Recurring contributor (pollster, JL Partners) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| James Moore Chief business commentator | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| James Rebanks Farmer and author | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| James Timpson Business leader (Timpson) | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jan Moir Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jan Philipp Burgard Group editor-in-chief | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jan Philipp Burgard Welt editor-in-chief | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jan W. Schäfer Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jane Atkinson Columnist (PR consultant) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jane Moore Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Janet Street-Porter, Richard Kay, A N Wilson, Brendan O'Neill, Ian Birrell, Edward Lucas Columnists and contributors | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jason Beattie Columnist | Daily Mirror United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jason Groves Political editor | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jasper Bitter Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jasper von Altenbockum Head of domestic politics | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jean Peyrelevade Economist, former banker (gk) | Le Monde France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jean Pisani-Ferry Economist, columnist | Le Monde France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jean-Baptiste Fressoz Historian of science, columnist | Le Monde France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jean-Francis Pécresse Editorialist (gk) | Les Echos France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jean-Jacques Goldman Singer | Le Parisien / Aujourd'hui en France France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jean-Marc Gancille Essayist | Le Monde France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jean-Michel Bezat Columnist (gk) | Le Monde France | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jean-Michel Blanquer and Javier Santiso Former minister and economist (gk) | Le Figaro France | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jeanne Plaumann Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jennie Bond Royal commentator | Daily Mirror United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| 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 |
| Jens Jessen Feuilleton author | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jens-Christian Rabe Feuilleton editor | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jeremy Clarkson Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| Jeremy Corbyn MP | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jeremy Hunt Then Chancellor | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ |
| Jerome Starkey Defence editor (columns) | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ |
| 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 |
| Joe Chialo CDU, Berlin culture senator | Bild Germany | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| John Crace, Tim Dowling, Sean Ingle, Emma John, Jonathan Liew, Lucy Mangan, Alexis Petridis, Barney Ronay, Max Rushden, Tom Service, Jonathan Wilson Other columnists (sketch, lifestyle, sport, culture) | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| John Healey Defence Secretary | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | · | Article ↗ To check by hand |