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Jess Daninhirsch

Reporting Intern, Museums

Jess Daninhirsch

Jess Daninhirsch is a reporting intern focusing on museums for Smithsonian magazine.

Highlights

  • Recent graduate of the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism and honored as a member of Kappa Tau Alpha, the national journalism honor society, for graduating in the top 10 percent of her class
  • Has interned for a radio station, a PBS station, local newspapers in Pittsburgh and the DMV area, and most recently, NBC’s “Meet the Press”
  • Placed in the top 20 for Hearst Journalism Awards in photojournalism and audio story categories in 2025 and 2026

Education
Bachelor’s degree in multiplatform journalism and a minor in history from the University of Maryland

Stories from Jess Daninhirsch

The "Jane!" exhibition is on view at the Cantor Arts Center through May 18, 2028.

Stanford University’s Founding Matriarch Was a Travel-Loving Philanthropist Who Met a Tragic End. A New Exhibition Explores Her Life, Grief and Death by Poison

Jane Stanford’s legacy is the focus of a new showcase at the California university. The display features artifacts that have never previously been exhibited

Scientists studied the sweat bee species Megalopta genalis​​​​​​, native to Central and South America.

In This Bee Species, Why Do Some Daughters Leave Home While Others Stay ‘Bee-hind’ to Help Mom?

Biologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute investigated a flexible social bee species, which helps shed light on the evolution of more complex organizational structures among other insects

A busy scene unfolds on Broadway in Nashville, featuring a taxicab parked on the curb, a “pedal tavern” and a scooter rider.

These Photos of Nashville Will Have You Packing Your Bags for Music City, USA

These 15 images from the archives of the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest give us a glimpse of life in Tennessee’s capital city

In the bushes on a summer day, the photographer’s cat plays and looks up at the camera.

15 Kitten Photos That Will Make You Feel as Warm and Fuzzy as the Tiny Felines Themselves

These moments from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest highlight curious kittens from around the world

A male red fox (silver morph) with a playful kit on San Juan Island in Washington State, May 17, 2024

These Devoted Dads Across the Animal Kingdom Will Warm Your Heart This Father’s Day

From foxes that bring home dinner to fish that keep watch over their young, male animals across several species take an active role in building nests and caring for their babies