Columbia Countercurrent is entering a short period of active, public‑facing maintenance as new infrastructure and transparency features are deployed over the coming days.

During this phase, the site itself will remain online and accessible. Previously published reporting will stay available to readers. The primary change is that new stories will pause temporarily while underlying systems are upgraded, tested, and refined in real time.

This work is being conducted deliberately in public. Rather than disappearing behind a closed maintenance window, the publication is allowing readers to witness the evolution of its reporting infrastructure — including imperfect or iterative releases — as part of a broader commitment to transparency and accountability.

No editorial content is being removed, altered, or restricted as part of this process.

What readers should expect

• The website remains online and readable throughout maintenance
• A temporary pause or slowdown in new story publication while systems are updated
• Visible, iterative changes as new features are deployed and refined in public
• Improved long‑term stability, performance, and archival durability once upgrades mature
• New transparency and provenance features designed to make reporting processes more observable to readers

Building transparency in the open

Alongside technical improvements, this maintenance period supports the rollout of features that expand public visibility into how reporting is sourced, reviewed, corrected, and updated over time.

Planned capabilities include clearer documentation of story origins, more visible correction histories, and improved pathways for readers to trace how information enters the newsroom and evolves through reporting. Releasing these systems in the open — including early or imperfect versions — is an intentional choice meant to demonstrate process, not just results.

Transparency, in this model, is not a finished product. It is something readers can watch take shape.

Tip submission during this phase

Community members may continue preparing tips, corrections, or documentation. Response and publication timing may vary slightly while internal systems are being refined, but normal intake will resume fully as upgrades stabilize.

A brief note to readers

Maintaining a newsroom built for long‑term public accountability requires ongoing technical and editorial evolution. Making that evolution visible — rather than hidden — is part of the publication’s commitment to earned trust.

Columbia Countercurrent appreciates readers who choose to observe, question, and participate as these systems grow in public view.