Here is the link to my article on Medium:

https://medium.com/swlh/exploratory-sentiment-analysis-of-new-york-times-comments-ebb6d3dd4c6c?source=friends_link&sk=9a8944c920d83d2339aefeca60d5c793

Please feel free to message me with any comments, questions, or suggestions. This was a very informal analysis that could definitely be improved, and if you have any ideas on how I could refine my (simplistic) technique please let me know!