If you're a budding writer and you'd like the chance to have your writing published online, you could do a lot worse than applying to become an official GoBaroda roving reporter.

Become a roving reporter

Our roving reporters are young writers who contribute reviews, interviews and articles to GoBaroda on a regular basis.

Not only is becoming a roving reporter a great way to develop your professional writing skills, it's also a brilliant way to build up a writing portfolio, to score the occasional free movie, CD or book, to meet your heroes and to get inspired by other peoples' stories.

So what do I have to do?

As a roving reporter you will be required to:

• Research and write articles, reviews and interviews of interest to young Barodians or anything related to baroda.
• Work on a freelance basis (ie, away from the GoBaroda office)
• Contribute ideas & content from your local area/school/college.
• Promote GoBaroda in your local community
• Provide ideas for quiz questions
• Provide feedback on site design
• Report on or help promote GoBaroda at career exhibitions, program launches and festivals, youth affairs

So how do I get the gig?

To nominate yourself as a roving reporter you need to be:

• Age is no bar with us.
• Familiar with and have regular access to the Internet
• Able to commit 2-3 hours per week for at least six months to work on your writing for the site 
• Capable of writing independently and meeting deadlines
• Able to attend one of the two training workshops
• Able to develop or access local knowledge of youth events and services

And what will I get out of it?

Besides getting paid for each article that you have published on GoBaroda, the less tangible (but no less rewarding) benefits of being a roving reporter include:

Developing skills in communication, research, multimedia and information technology, which could help with study or career opportunities
The opportunity to attend policy launches, expos, festivals and concerts

Developing your leadership skills and representing your local community
Working with and meeting other young people from around the state
Working closely with the content editor to develop and improve your writing 
Gaining first-hand experience in the areas of government and freelance journalism

Sounds good. How do I apply?

For more information on how to become a roving reporter contact XXXXXX, GoBaroda's Youth Participation Officer, on 9601 100 2030 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . You can register your interest at any time and be notified when the next round is open.

Applications for the current round will be declared shortly.

This could be the beginning of your career as a world-famous writer-type person!

How else can I get involved?

If you're not up for all that roving and reporting, how about:

Submitting an answer to our Have your Say or Who Asked You? sections
Telling us about your ideas for articles
Signing up for our regular newsletter to find out about the latest news, reviews and opportunities

Check out more of the roving reporters' work in our Articles and Reviews sections.