Emma McDonough, News Editor (Fall 25), Managing Editor (Fall 26)
During the fall and summer of 2025, Emma McDonough served as the news desk editor at the Daily Wildcat ahead of studying abroad in Barcelona for the Spring 2026 semester. She now serves as the managing editor. As a reporter, she primarily works to cover the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. That said, she also has experience with significant feature stories, such as Black History Month at the UA and the consolidation of cultural resource centers. Emma has a double major in Political Science and Journalism, with a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies. Last year, she held a position at Children’s Hospital Colorado as a writing intern. For this internship, she primarily wrote long-form articles on research done throughout the hospital along with patient stories. This experience led her to seek out a passion for science journalism. Emma is now the Communications and Digital Intern with Hickenlooper for Colorado – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s re-election campaign. In her free time, Emma likes to spend time with her friends, family and dogs. It is her aspiration to pursue political communications in her post-graduate career.
