Hong Kong Inmedia Explained

Hong Kong Inmedia
Url:https://www.inmediahk.net/
Commercial:Yes
Type:News
Language:Chinese
Editor:Oiwan Lam
Launch Date:2004

Hong Kong Inmedia 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

Inmedia was founded by Oiwan Lam and in late 2004, during a wave of emerging pro-democratic online news platforms and podcasts following the 2003 protests.[1] Eddie Chu and 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. Its expenses are sustained through readers' subscriptions and public donations. 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. 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.[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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 走過風雨十年，「打不死」的《香港獨立媒體》 . 26 July 2014 . . 18 March 2024 . zh . 18 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318104221/https://www.thenewslens.com/article/5735 . live .
  2. Web site: 反對派傳媒賊心不死　藉「研究」「教育」名義行「軟對抗」之實 . 15 December 2023 . . 阮一帆 . 18 March 2024 . zh . 30 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130080326/https://www.orangenews.hk/hongkong/1200583/%E5%8F%8D%E5%B0%8D%E6%B4%BE%E5%82%B3%E5%AA%92%E8%B3%8A%E5%BF%83%E4%B8%8D%E6%AD%BB-%E8%97%89-%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6--%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2-%E5%90%8D%E7%BE%A9%E8%A1%8C-%E8%BB%9F%E5%B0%8D%E6%8A%97-%E4%B9%8B%E5%AF%A6.shtml . live .
  3. Web site: 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 . 23 October 2022 . P-Articles . 馮曉彤 . 18 March 2024 . zh . 30 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530120401/https://p-articles.com/heteroglossia/3334.html . live .
  4. Web site: 「独立媒体」诽谤赔10万 . 31 March 2012 . . 18 March 2024 . zh . 31 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331084228/http://www.singpao.com/gw/xwa/201203/t20120331_344584.html . dead .
  5. Web site: 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 . 31 March 2012 . . 18 March 2024 . zh . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119153507/https://life.mingpao.com/general/article?issue=20120331&nodeid=1508165294769 . live .
  6. Web site: 告「獨立媒體」誹謗 東方勝訴 . 31 March 2012 . . 18 March 2024 . zh . 19 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419030057/http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20120331/00176_028.html . live .
  7. Web site: 【社會】制度暴力 與 獨立困境：從獨媒遇襲事件看 . 1 September 2012 . . 18 March 2024 . zh . 16 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210716203922/http://cusp.hk/?p=2952 . live .
  8. Web site: 法庭：刑毀獨立媒體 四男俱囚 . 26 March 2013 . . 18 March 2024 . zh . 18 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318104224/https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20130326/mobile/odn-20130326-0326_00176_083.html . live .
  9. Web site: 獨立媒體（香港）就去年刑毀案今早判決的回應 . 25 March 2013 . Hong Kong Inmedia . 18 March 2024 . zh . 1 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101214725/https://www.inmediahk.net/%E5%AA%92%E9%AB%94/%E7%8D%A8%E7%AB%8B%E5%AA%92%E9%AB%94%EF%BC%88%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%EF%BC%89%E5%B0%B1%E5%8E%BB%E5%B9%B4%E5%88%91%E6%AF%80%E6%A1%88%E4%BB%8A%E6%97%A9%E5%88%A4%E6%B1%BA%E7%9A%84%E5%9B%9E%E6%87%89 . live .
  10. Web site: Hong Kong police walk out of their press conference after journalists stage silent protest accusing force of violence and lies . 4 November 2019 . . Zhang . Karen . Lo . Clifford . Ng . Kang-chung . 18 March 2024 . 20 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220114151/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3036240/hong-kong-police-cancel-press-conference-after-journalists . live .
  11. Web site: 寒蟬效應：《獨媒》停止運作 稱免誤墮「煽動」法網 . 30 December 2021 . . 麥燕庭 . 18 March 2024 . zh . 30 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211230085458/https://www.rfi.fr/tw/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/20211230-%E5%AF%92%E8%9F%AC%E6%95%88%E6%87%89-%E7%8D%A8%E5%AA%92-%E5%81%9C%E6%AD%A2%E9%81%8B%E4%BD%9C-%E7%A8%B1%E5%85%8D%E8%AA%A4%E5%A2%AE-%E7%85%BD%E5%8B%95-%E6%B3%95%E7%B6%B2 . live .
  12. Web site: Hong Kong police order media outlets to surrender information on pro-democracy candidates . 6 January 2021 . . 18 March 2024 . 7 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607194530/https://cpj.org/2021/01/hong-kong-police-order-media-outlets-to-surrender-information-on-pro-democracy-candidates/ . live .
  13. Web site: 警到《立場》《蘋果》《獨媒》　要求7日內交涉國安法案文件 . 6 January 2021 . . 凌逸德 . 18 March 2024 . zh . 6 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231106043531/https://www.hk01.com/%E7%AA%81%E7%99%BC/570659/%E8%AD%A6%E5%88%B0-%E7%AB%8B%E5%A0%B4-%E8%98%8B%E6%9E%9C-%E7%8D%A8%E5%AA%92-%E8%A6%81%E6%B1%827%E6%97%A5%E5%85%A7%E4%BA%A4%E6%B6%89%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%89%E6%B3%95%E6%A1%88%E6%96%87%E4%BB%B6 . live .
  14. Web site: HKFP Guide: Small Chinese-language media outlets press on as Hong Kong’s big names disappear . 3 May 2023 . . Lee . Peter . 18 March 2024 . 18 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318104223/https://hongkongfp.com/2023/05/03/explainer-small-chinese-language-media-outlets-spring-up-as-hong-kongs-big-names-shut-down/ . live .
  15. Web site: Hong Kong media and the closures of Stand News and Citizen News: where do the rest go from here? . 21 January 2022 . . Lau . Chris . 18 March 2024 . 2 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240102044740/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3164150/hong-kong-media-and-closures-stand-news-and-citizen-news . live .
  16. Web site: Citizen News becomes latest Hong Kong news site to close down . 3 January 2022 . The China Project . Niewenhuis . Lucas . 18 March 2024 . 18 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118144131/https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/03/citizen-news-becomes-latest-hong-kong-news-site-to-close-down/ . live .
  17. Web site: Hong Kong media credibility drops to new low, study finds . 26 August 2022 . . Li . Almond . 18 March 2024.
  18. Web site: 民調：香港傳媒在市民心目中公信力跌至新低 . 27 August 2022 . . 18 March 2024 . zh . 31 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331093054/https://www.voacantonese.com/a/hong-kong-media-credibility-drops-to-new-low-study-finds-20220827/6719223.html . live .
  19. Web site: Hong Kong bans some media outlets from swearing-in of new chief executive . 17 June 2022 . . Davidson . Helen . 18 March 2024 . 2 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802223252/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/17/hong-kong-bans-some-media-outlets-from-swearing-in-of-new-chief-executive . live .
  20. Web site: Hong Kong gov’t watchdog to investigate news dept’s refusal to reveal list of media invited to cover July 1 celebrations . 9 August 2022 . . Lee . Peter . 18 March 2024.

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