KC Schaper

Washington, D.C.

Projects Editor

Education: American Public University, MBA in Analytics; California State University, Long Beach, BLA in Journalism and Public Relations; California State University, Long Beach, BLA in Communication Studies

"KC" Niccole Schaper is a projects editor leading innovative cross-platform storytelling and strategy for The Washington Post's enterprise reporting. Before joining The Post, she worked as a team leader for Gannett at the USA Today Network Design Center, where she managed two design teams and oversaw multimedia presentations across 14 large-market daily publications. Schaper also previously worked as a news designer for the USA Today Network and Southern California News Group.
Latest from KC Schaper

    Paghahanap kay Maura

    Nagtungo si Maura mula Pilipinas sa 1904 World’s Fair para maitampok. Iilan lamang ang makakaalam kung anong nangyari sa kanila hanggang makalipas ang 100 taon.

    August 16, 2023

      Searching for Maura

      Maura came to St. Louis from the Philippines to be put on display at the 1904 World’s Fair. Few people would know what happened to her for more than a century.

      August 16, 2023

      'Brain desirable,' Part 2

      Who is Mary Sara, the Sami woman whose brain was taken for the Smithsonian’s “racial brain collection”? Today, we find her descendants. And we find out how the Smithsonian is addressing the dark legacy of its “bone doctor,” Ales Hrdlicka.

      August 15, 2023

      'Brain desirable,' Part 1

      When Mary died in 1933, her brain was sent to Ales Hrdlicka, the Smithsonian’s ‘bone doctor.’ We couldn’t find any records that Mary or her family consented to this. So what happened to Mary’s brain? And what is the extent of the Smithsonian’s “racial brain collection”?

      August 14, 2023