Media and Kent State
John Filo
Mary Vecchio crying over Miller’s fallen body. Photographer John Filo won a Pulitzer Prize in 1970 for this famous image of the Kent State shooting. When this photo was taken, Filo was a student at Kent State studying photojournalism.
Neil Young – Ohio
This song was written in reaction to the Kent State shootings. Young had seen the spread about Kent State in TIMES Magazine and immediately started working on his song. It released June 1970, but recorded just a few days after the shooting took place. “Ohio” had made it to on Billboards top 100, reaching 14
This video includes, interviews, protest footage, and media coverage at the time of the Kent State Shooting.