Analysis of Content on the News of the Infrastructure Development of Toll Road Padang-Pekanbaru

Abstract

Construction of infrastructure transportation such as toll roads in Indonesia remains a burden. This is due to the construction of roads that impact people's economic development, social life, and environmental sustainability. Plural found that the construction of toll roads caused conflict. The most significant problem is the land procurement process for toll road construction, including the construction of toll roads in West Sumatra that are more unique due to the land of Ulayat. This research aims to identify the development of Padang-Pekanbaru toll road building by online news portals of a specific period. Research methods are carried out with a quantitative approach with content analysis methods. The results explained that the development of Padang-Pekanbaru toll road is considered more dominant news from the government, and developers (75%) than news from the community (25%), and the category of content analysis is inference analysis.