The best explanation for why photojournalism did not emerge until the Civil War is that camera technology had to become portable and create quality images. Prior to the Civil War, photography was not advanced enough; early cameras were bulky and required long exposure times, making it impractical for journalistic purposes. The technological advancements during this period allowed for more portable cameras, enabling photographers to capture events in real-time and thus leading to the development of photojournalism as we know it today. While the Civil War did receive widespread media coverage, it was the advancements in camera technology that made capturing and disseminating images feasible.
which best explains why photojournalism did not emerge until the civil war? camera technology had to become portable and create quality images, the civil war was the first war to receive widespread coverage in the press, people had a lot of concerns about photographing the dead in previous eras, or there were few practical uses for photography prior to the civil war
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