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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Chakrabortty Senior economics commentator | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Aladin El-Mafaalani Sociologist | Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Alain Frachon Columnist (international) | Le Monde France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Alexandre Devecchio Editor-in-chief, Débats (per franceinfo) | Le Figaro France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Anton Brender Economist | Le Monde France | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Axel Bojanowski Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Ben Wallace Former Defence Secretary | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Bernd Ulrich Editor for special assignments | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Berthold Kohler Herausgeber, politics | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Bertille Bayart Economics editorialist (gk) | Le Figaro France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Boris Johnson Former PM, regular columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Brenda Power Columnist | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Cécile Cornudet Political editorialist (per franceinfo) | Les Echos France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Chris Patten Conservative peer | The Independent United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ |
| Christian Lindner FDP leader | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Christophe Jakubyszyn Senior editor (gk) | Les Echos France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Clemens Fuest ifo president | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Dominique Méda Sociologist, columnist | Le Monde France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Dominique Moïsi Geopolitics columnist (gk) | Les Echos France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Dominique Rousseau Constitutional law professor (gk) | Libération France | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Douglas Murray Columnist | The Sun United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ |
| Eric Le Boucher Columnist (gk) | Les Echos France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Eugénie Bastié Journalist, columnist | Le Figaro France | Regular columnist | G1 met | 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 |
| Frauke Rostalski Law professor | Die Zeit / Zeit Online Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gaby Hinsliff Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gary Stevenson Former trader, economics commentator | The Guardian United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Gaspard Koenig Contributor (gk: philosopher) | Le Figaro France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| George Monbiot Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Harald Martenstein Columnist, "Mail von Martenstein" | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ |
| Harald Martenstein Bild commentator | Bild Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Harald Martenstein WamS column since 2022 | Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ |
| 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 |
| Helene Bubrowski Incoming Herausgeberin | Frankfurter Allgemeine 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 |
| Jacques de Saint Victor "Chroniqueur au Figaro" (franceinfo, Sep 2026) | Le Figaro France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jean-Marc Vittori Editorialist and columnist since 2003 | Les Echos France | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jérôme Fourquet Pollster (Ifop) | Le Figaro France | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Joachim Steinhöfel Lawyer (marked guest author) | Bild Germany | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| John Curtice Polling expert, regular contributor | The Independent United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ |
| John Harris Columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Jürgen Kaube Herausgeber, Feuilleton | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Kenan Malik Observer columnist | The Guardian United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Kwasi Kwarteng Former Chancellor | The Sun United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ |
| Larry Elliott Economics | The Guardian United Kingdom | 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 |
| Liam Halligan Economics commentator | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Regular columnist | G1 met | Article ↗ To check by hand |
| Liz Truss Former PM | Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday United Kingdom | Guest contributor | G1 partial | Article ↗ To check by hand |