Why are american graphics so bad?

For example:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/WABC_Williams_Baderinwa_2006.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/Nora_Muchanic_WABC_2006.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/IraqWarCoverage-CNN.jpg

Why?

Because different people have different perceptions of what they believe looks best on-screen?

Good point. But I can't even stand watching CNN, cause the ticker makes me dizzy.

I tend to prefer American graphics. They always seem to have more depth.

as much as a lot of it is down to opinion, surely it can be taken as fact that cnn looks awful

And my local ABC News is horrible. The only american style grapics I like is Abc news, I just like how vibrant it is. I think the perfect type of graphic would be a mix of 2 thirds European Graphics and 1 third american, which would be itv's current package, which I like.

I think if we mix a third of Australian graphics (their starting sequences are great), a third of British graphics (their subtle nature), and a third of American graphics (their great variety of graphics, in particular, the sound effects), it will work well.

Cn you show me a cap of australian graphics?

From idents.tv

http://www.flickr.com/photos/idents/159042171/
That is 7 News in Australia

http://static.flickr.com/66/159042172_bd8974c4c1_o.jpg
That is National 9 News

I like ABC (australia) and ABC(america) titles, but my favorite overall is C4. I love that music.

I got cnn caps, but very bad quality. I literally filmed my tv to get them.

It's certainly a matter of opinion, but I think it's just the way design has developed differently across the pond. Their graphics are much bolder and brasher, mixing an endless amount of different fonts and styles. Ours tend to be understated, ordered and consistant. If you think about it, the two different styles really do reflect the stereotypical American and the stereotypical Brit!

I think to a certain extent American design seems to be behind ours - I'm not sure whether it actually is, or whether it is just because we are so used to ours. But if you look at some of our graphics from the past, some of it does look like those they are using in America today. I've also noticed that some newer American graphics do seem to be taking a more European approach, C-Span and CNN International being examples of that. By the same token, some of ours have taken on some slightly more American traits - BBC News 24 with its animating globe and larger headline text, and Sky News introducing its blue animating globe.

I reckon in the end trends will grow closer and converge, and we probably won't be able to tell the difference between American and European graphics so easily any more.