dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðiːz sˈeɪm jˈɪɹz, dˈʌf wʌz ɪmˈɜːdʒɪŋ æz ɐ dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst ɪn hɜːɹ ˈoʊn ɹˈaɪt, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ fɔːɹ jˈuːθ ˈaʊtlʊk, ɐ kˈɑːlʌm ɪnðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ ɛɡzˈæmɪnɚ, ænd pɐsˈɪfɪk nˈuːz sˈɜːvɪs.
During these same years, Duff was emerging as a journalist in her own right, writing for Youth Outlook, a column in The San Francisco Examiner, and Pacific News Service.