Task: Evaluate and classify the sentence into an ordinal scale that captures the inferred mental state of the writer, considering the intensity of sentiments ranging from very positive to very negative. 2: very positive, 1: positive, 0: neutral, -1: negative, -2: very negative.
Sentence: it suggests the wide-ranging effects of media manipulation , from the kind of reporting that is done by the supposedly liberal media  to the intimate and ultimately tragic heartache of maverick individuals like hatfield and hicks .
Intensity class: 