CNN at low levels? It can't be done. It is too difficult. The reporters speak too fast, the content is too complex and the vocabulary is too difficult. This is true for some TV news reports, but certainly not all of them. With careful selection and some very simple techniques news reports can become accessible to even the lowest levels. At Simul Academy in Japan, we successfully use news reports at all levels from pre-interpreting to the falsest of false beginners and we have found that generally it is not the report that matters so much as the way that we use it. In this paper I present some ideas that anyone can use at any level to stimulate interest, guide students to understanding, encouraging them to try to listen to news programs in English and foster a more global view of the world.