Hong Kong Inmedia

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Hong Kong Inmedia
Type of site
News
Available inChinese
EditorOiwan Lam
URLhttps://www.inmediahk.net/
CommercialYes
Launched2004

Hong Kong Inmedia (Chinese: 獨立媒體) is a Hong Kong-based online news website established in 2004. After the shutdown of Apple Daily, Stand News, and Citizen News in the aftermath of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, Inmedia was widely regarded as the last surviving pro-democratic media outlet in Hong Kong.

History[edit]

Inmedia was founded by Oiwan Lam and Ip Iam-chong [zh] in late 2004, during a wave of emerging pro-democratic online news platforms and podcasts following the 2003 protests.[1] Eddie Chu and Chow Sze Chung [zh] were among the first batch of journalists recruited by Inmedia.[2][3] Embracing the ideology of citizen journalism, Inmedia primarily covers political news and adopts an opposing perspective to government-funded newspapers and online media.[1] Its expenses are sustained through readers' subscriptions and public donations.[1] Inmedia gained public recognition for its extensive coverage of the Korean peasants' protests against the World Trade Organization during the 2005 Ministerial Conference.[4] In 2012, Inmedia was involved in a defamation lawsuit brought against it by Oriental Daily News, which resulted in a loss for Inmedia and a fine of HK$100,000.[5][6] The same year, the company's headquarters were targeted and sabotaged by a group of paid thugs.[7][8] Journalists also received threat calls shortly after the incident.[7] Prior to March 2013, the company transitioned from operating as a limited company in Hong Kong to Nevada, United States, and functioning as an offshore company.[9]

In 2019, in response to the assault and mistreatment of journalists by the Hong Kong Police Force during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, Inmedia, along with Stand News, RTHK, Ming Pao, am730, and Initium Media, jointly held a silent protest during a police press conference.[10] In 2020, Inmedia changed its full Chinese name from "Hong Kong Inmedia" to "Inmedia" to prevent the inclusion of the term "Hong Kong Independence" in its name and to avoid accusations of sedition.[11] In 2021, the Hong Kong Police Force conducted a search of Inmedia's offices for documents related to national security law cases.[12][13] Following the shutdown of Apple Daily, Stand News, and Citizen News, Inmedia was widely regarded as one of the last independent pro-democratic media outlets remaining in Hong Kong.[2][14][15][16] According to a 2022 survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Inmedia ranked first in terms of credibility among online media outlets in Hong Kong.[17][18] In the same year, Inmedia was barred from attending and covering activities of the Hong Kong government.[19][20]

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  1. ^ a b c "走過風雨十年，「打不死」的《香港獨立媒體》" (in Chinese). The News Lens. July 26, 2014. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 阮一帆 (December 15, 2023). "反對派傳媒賊心不死　藉「研究」「教育」名義行「軟對抗」之實" (in Chinese). Orange News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  3. ^ 馮曉彤 (October 23, 2022). "專訪《夕陽的光》作者周思中：反抗式微論調，溫柔地愛自己的土地" (in Chinese). P-Articles. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "「独立媒体」诽谤赔10万" (in Chinese). Sing Pao Daily News. March 31, 2012. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "獨立媒體無刪誹謗東方文章賠10萬 被索網民手機身分證號碼 官裁毋須交" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. March 31, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "告「獨立媒體」誹謗 東方勝訴" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. March 31, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "【社會】制度暴力 與 獨立困境：從獨媒遇襲事件看" (in Chinese). Chinese University Student Press. September 1, 2012. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "法庭：刑毀獨立媒體 四男俱囚" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. March 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "獨立媒體（香港）就去年刑毀案今早判決的回應" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Inmedia. March 25, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  10. ^ Zhang, Karen; Lo, Clifford; Ng, Kang-chung (November 4, 2019). "Hong Kong police walk out of their press conference after journalists stage silent protest accusing force of violence and lies". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  11. ^ 麥燕庭 (December 30, 2021). "寒蟬效應：《獨媒》停止運作 稱免誤墮「煽動」法網" (in Chinese). Radio France Internationale. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Hong Kong police order media outlets to surrender information on pro-democracy candidates". Committee to Protect Journalists. January 6, 2021. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  13. ^ 凌逸德 (January 6, 2021). "警到《立場》《蘋果》《獨媒》　要求7日內交涉國安法案文件" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  14. ^ Lee, Peter (May 3, 2023). "HKFP Guide: Small Chinese-language media outlets press on as Hong Kong's big names disappear". Hong Kong Free Press. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  15. ^ Lau, Chris (January 21, 2022). "Hong Kong media and the closures of Stand News and Citizen News: where do the rest go from here?". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  16. ^ Niewenhuis, Lucas (January 3, 2022). "Citizen News becomes latest Hong Kong news site to close down". The China Project. Archived from the original on November 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  17. ^ Li, Almond (August 26, 2022). "Hong Kong media credibility drops to new low, study finds". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  18. ^ "民調：香港傳媒在市民心目中公信力跌至新低" (in Chinese). Voice of America Cantonese. August 27, 2022. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  19. ^ Davidson, Helen (June 17, 2022). "Hong Kong bans some media outlets from swearing-in of new chief executive". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  20. ^ Lee, Peter (August 9, 2022). "Hong Kong gov't watchdog to investigate news dept's refusal to reveal list of media invited to cover July 1 celebrations". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

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