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 Chris Matthews ? The website  citing two sources  reported that NBC paid  the woman  $40 000 to settle  her  claim against  Matthews  in 1999. An NBC spokesperson told The Daily Caller the network paid a smaller  unspecified amount as part of a severance package.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Corey Feldman ? TIME 2 REOPEN THAT CASE @LAPD I DID REPORT IT WITHIN THE STATUTE  SO NOW IT SHOULD B ADMISSIBLE RIGHT?: Corey Feldman report child sexual abuse audio tape found Santa Barbara [Link] via @usatoday  â Corey Feldman (@Corey_Feldman) December 7   2017

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Theresa May ? Tech companies need to take their responsibilities to society seriously. Thatâs why today at #Davos18  in front of the worldâs leading business men and women  I will set out how together we can shape the standards  norms and rules of how we behave in the digital world. #WEF18 pic.twitter.com/PMgXWVTNvL â Theresa May (@theresa_may) January 25  2018

SOLUTION:
Neutral