Information Exposure to National Strategic Projects of Toll Road in Central Java

This paper takes part in the research on the response of affected farmers to National Strategic Projects. This article reviews the information exposure. The present study aims to examine how farmers assess the frequency of exposure, the credibility of information sources, and the strength of reference groups in constructing the Solo-Yogyakarta toll road in Klaten Regency. The results showed the frequency of information from the government and the largest share of farmers rated as "sometimes". Meanwhile, the frequency of information from offline (neighbors) and online (media) sources were both considered "never". Meanwhile, in terms of the credibility (trust and expertise) of information sources, the majority of affected farmers admitted their trust in the government. In terms of the trustworthiness of offline and online reference groups, most farmers doubted the information provided by the offline reference groups and did not trust the information from the online reference groups. Smallholder farmers considered the frequency of information exposure on the land use conversion policy for toll road construction from the government required improvement. However, when compared to the information from neighbors and media, the affected farmers admitted their trust in the official information from the government.