Cleveland Orchestra
Rosenberg wrote for the "Akron Beacon Journal" from 1977–89, then for The Pittsburgh Press (1989–92) and Cleveland's "The Plain Dealer" from 1992. "The Cleveland Orchestra Story" (), his 700-page book on the history of the Cleveland Orchestra, was published in 2000. He was removed from his position as principal classical music critic of "The Plain Dealer" in 2008, reportedly for his criticism of Franz Welser-Möst, the music director of the Cleveland Orchestra. Rosenberg was laid off from "The Plain Dealer" in 2013.