hɜːɹ ˈɜːli ɡˈoʊl hɐdbɪn təbi ɐ fɪzˈɪʃən lˈaɪk hɜː fˈɑːðɚ, ænd hɜːɹ ɪnˈɪʃəl mˈeɪdʒɚ wʌz ɪn baɪˈɑːlədʒi, bˌʌt ʃiː ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm.
Her early goal had been to be a physician like her father, and her initial major was in biology, but she eventually decided to return to journalism.