Here’s the headline: Journalism in the United States is at a crossroads, and that’s not hyperbole. It’s no secret that today the journalism profession itself is often part of the lead story. What counts as legitimate news? Are our Twitter feeds and Facebook posts filled with fake news? How can we separate the journalistic wheat from the chaff? Today we talk to Alan Rosenberg, who, as the recently retired executive editor of the Providence Journal, is uniquely positioned to shed some much-needed light on the subject. 

Alan Rosenberg, a Chicago native, retired on December 1st as executive editor of the Providence Journal after nearly 43 years at the newspaper.

Frederic Reamer, PhD, brings sophistication to The Public's Radio as the producer of the compelling series This I Believe – New England, modeled on the national This I Believe project.Reamer's involvement...