# Beyond Manual Media Coding: Evaluating Large Language Models and Agents for News Content Analysis
## Appendix A
### LLM Model Prompting
If China is not mentioned answer Undefined.\",  \"questionAnswerType\": \"SINGLE_CHOICE\",  \"eligibleQuestionAnswers\": [  \"Positive\",  \"Negative\",  \"Neutral\",  \"Undefined\"  ]  },  {  \"question\": \"Q12\",  \"prompt\": \"Does the article mention a Chinese political leader/stakeholder taking a  direct stance on [PERSON]'s tariff policy?\
Instructions:\
|political leaders:  the article needs to mention: government officials (presentations, former presidents,  prime ministers, heads of states, ministers, official spokespersons/White house press  secretary, ambassadors), political leaders (party leaders). Include also references  to capital cities when clearly referring to the government (examples: Brussels confirmed,  according to Beijing officials, according to Washington officials). Exclude: political  commentators, analysts, unofficial spokespersons, leaders of political movements  without formal government rules. Stakeholder: for leading policy makers such leaders  within financial organizations (like the heads of the ECB, IMF, or Fed) and leaders  within major international institutions like the European Union or the World Health  Organization. Exclude: representatives or leaders of commercial companies, academic  experts, think-tank representatives or industry analysts. \",  \"questionAnswerType\": \"SINGLE_CHOICE\",  \"eligibleQuestionAnswers\": [  \"TRUE\",  ]  },  {  \"question\": \"Q13\",  \"prompt\": \"Does the article mention retalitatory / counter measures taken by China  in response to [PERSON]'s tariff policy? \",  \"questionAnswerType\": \"SINGLE_CHOICE\",  \"eligibleQuestionAnswers\": [  \"TRUE\",  \"FALSE\"  ]{  \"question\": \"Q14\",  \"prompt\": \"If the answer to q13 is true, which of the following retaliatory / counter measures are mentioned as taken by China in response to [PERSON]'s tariff  policy?\"UnInstructions:\
Select all that apply\",  \"questionAnswerType\": \"MULTI_CHOICE\",  \"eligibleQuestionAnsvers\": [  \"Retallatory Tariffs\",  \"Trade negotiations and agreements\",  \"Diversification of trade relationships\",  \"Non-tariff measures and trade barriers\",  \"Strategic and sector/industry specific measures\",  \"Market adaptation and internal policy adjustments\",  \"Production/manufacturing allocation\",  \"Undefined\"  ]  },  {  \"question\": \"Q15\",  \"prompt\": \"Does the article mention specific industries as being directly impacted  by [PERSON]'s tariff policy\",  \"questionAnswerType\": \"SINGLE_CHOICE\",  \"eligibleQuestionAnsvers\": [  \"TRUE\",  \"FALSE\"  ]  },  {  \"question\": \"Q16\",  \"prompt\": \"If the answer to question q15 is true, which industries are affected? \
Instructions:\
Select only the industries that are explicitly mentioned as being  directly impacted by [PERSON]'s tariff policy. Agriculture stands for all  farming, including soybeans, corn, wheat, tomatoes. Blockchain includes bitcoin,  cryptocurrency. Energy includes oil, fossil fuel, and clean energy. Food (e.g. chocolate, can include issues such as safety, processing). Metal includes steel,  aluminum and other metals, even precious metals like gold and silver. Technology includes smartphones, computers, software, hardware. \",  \"questionAnswerType\": \"MULTI_CHOICE\",  \"eligibleQuestionAnsvers\": [  \"Agriculture\",  \"Automotive\",  \"Aviation\",  \"Energy\",  \"Food\",  \"Metal\",  \"Pharmaceutical\",  \"Retail\",  \"Shipping\",  \"Technology\",  \"Blockchain\",  \"Other\"  ]  },  {  \"question\": \"Q17\",  \"prompt\": \"What is the sentiment regarding the impact of [PERSON]'s tariff policy  on automotive industry?