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.

[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] Inmedia gained public recognition for its extensive coverage of the Korean peasants' protests against the World Trade Organization during the 2005 Ministerial Conference.

[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.

While declining to comment whether the move was related to the new national security law, Inmedia said the name of the parent company is still with "香港獨立媒體".