This comment by @olidups (Olivier Dupoux) on Twitter summarises how many Haitians must feel, more than ten days after the 12 January earthquake that devastated the capital city, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas. With rescue efforts winding down (even as two more survivors were pulled from the rubble yesterday), “tent cities” being built to house thousands of now-homeless Haitians, and large-scale relief efforts underway, some are beginning to think about what the near future holds in store, how long reconstruction efforts will take, and what they will look like. Others seem concerned that official announcements from the authorities and media reports don't always add up with the situation they observe on the ground. @troylivesay (charity worker Troy Livesay), who previously wondered whether the UN was restricting the movements of US security forces, noted on 21 January that “The Marines are patrolling the streets…their curfew must have been extended.” He added: Just passed an ambulance from the State of Qatar.The gang's all here.I hope some of these others bypass the bureacracy unlike the US and UN. The next morning, he posted a brief eyewitness account of relief efforts: Seeing truckloads of food and relief supplies distributing around the city and mobs trying to get at them…UN is providing security. The people aren't dangerous – they are desperate. They fear that there won't be enough, because there never has been enough in the past. Large crowds around all airport entries/exits-I asked a local why and was told ‘you have to look to see where the manna is falling.’ Livesay also posted photos from one of Port-au-Prince's “tent cities” at his Flickr account. One shot showed men plugging in their mobile phones at a rigged-up charging station. On the night of 21 January, @RAMhaiti (musician Richard Morse, who also runs the Hotel Oloffson) described a walk through the centre of Port-au-Prince: Took a walk to Champ Mars tonight,saw the tents,the people,the masses upon masses.one house down another house fine.no rhyme or reason Palace no more,Culture fine,Finance cracked,DGI(taxes)in a heap.Justice?A heap.More and more people heading to the parks.Foot traffic. The Palace of Justice,in a heap.Is that a metaphor?American troops guarding the back of the palace which has no back walls.My 3rd occupation He emphasised: The Haitian people were so polite as I walked around town w/my daughter.One group of people was yelling over money but all in all,peaceful As a well-known public figure in Haiti, issuing a prolific stream of information and commentary on Twitter since the earthquake, Morse has been quoted frequently in the international press. The travel website WorldHum has published an interview with Morse dating back to 2008, in which he says: “When journalists stay here, I try and influence the journalists. I didn’t used to. What would happen is journalists would write stories and they’d leave,” he said. “And if the story had no bearing on reality, it would have a big impact on my life. I figured it was best if the journalist had a better idea of what was going on so I would try and lead them in the direction of what’s going on.” True to form, Morse (often in reply to Twitter queries) has made some pointed comments about Haitian politics and the administration of relief efforts: Which country is now officially heading the UN operation in Haiti? Is it still Brazil or has the US taken over?? WE needed new leadership in Haiti and perhaps the earthquake has obliged us.The collateral damage, a bit over the top.. The Haitian Gov./The UN/The Elite Private Sector formed a Gang whose legitimacy was addressed by the Earthquake.Collateral damage ovr th top I'm hearing from witnesses that people cheered when the palace went down.That, in and of itself, is a very strong statement He also wondered how long Haiti would retain the world's attention: I've met journalists from many countries around the world in the last week. The real question;how long will this “be a story”? US-based Haitian blogger Wadner Pierre was more explicitly critical of the foreign media: I am overwhelmed, frustrated and even angered by what some journalists have written about Haiti since the 12 January earthquake and I cannot believe some of the images I have seen on news channels such as CNN and MSNBC. It's true that some journalists are doing their very best to give a real picture of the situation on the ground in Haiti…. But the mainstream media, especially in the United States, has focused the attention of their audiences on the fact that Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas and concentrated on the efforts of the US, the richest country in the Americas, to mobilise disaster relief services.