I have been studying for about 4 months. My reading and vocab is improving but I find listening comprehension to be my weak point. I want to be able to understand the news. I listened to russian radio today but found it too difficult though I could mnake out bits here and there. Any tips on stepping stones to get me to where I want to be? I have several self study programs that have listening comprehension (Russian Express 1, Langensheidt Russisch and Kljutschi) but they seem to have their own agenda and none seem suited to understanding news.

Tips appreciated!

Brian