The Star management gains better understanding of vendors’ role

Vogiatzakis speaking to newspaper vendor association representatives during the meetup at Menara Star, Petaling Jaya.

THE current trend in how people get and read the news, which is skewed towards online, has disrupted the newspaper and print industry.

Star Media Group (SMG) chief executive officer Andreas Vogiatzakis said this while acknowledging that vendors played a crucial role in the company’s newspaper delivery chain.