in 1997, rosenberg became a producer in the bbc's moscow bureau. in 2000, he was appointed reporter for the bbc in moscow. three years later, he became moscow correspondent. among the stories he covered in that period was the kursk submarine disaster (2000), the nord ost theatre siege (2002) and the aftermath of the beslan school attack (2004). in 2003 he interviewed russian oligarch roman abramovich.