TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Irv Weinstein ?  Weinstein  was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998  and the New York State Broadcasters Association in 2006.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mikaela Shiffrin ? Now Friday will also be a double-competition day  with Shiffrin attempting to defend  her  2014 gold medal in the slalom  which will be held at the Yongpyong Alpine Center that hosts technical races  while the men compete in the super-G at the Jeongseon Alpine Center speed hill about 30 miles (50 kilometers) away.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Shaun White ?  White  has been the world's dominant snowboarder for more than a decade  winning gold medals in 2006  2010 and again this year  completing a comeback after finishing fourth in 2014.

SOLUTION:
Neutral