Baya Burgess

Baya Burgess is the summer intern at Kansas Reflector and a 2026 graduate of the University of Kansas’ journalism school. She grew up in Lawrence, and she has been reporting since she was 15 years old. Baya covered student news and culture for three years and was a multimedia editor for one year at KU’s student-led newspaper, the University Daily Kansan. She loves to document the people around her and strives to make their stories known.