Eleven PhD candidates from the University of Manchester and the University of Toronto presented their research projects. The workshop panels explored three interrelated issues: (a) everyday digital practices and media control; (b) the relationship between information, technologies and conflict past and present; and the media-political-identities dynamics in a time of war. This workshop was organized within the framework of the ongoing collaboration between the Universities of Manchester and Toronto. For further information about this collaboration, please see the section 'Affiliated Projects'.