First Twitter Sunday of 2010 and we want to begin with our Favorites Tweets from a respected journalist: Nicholas Kristof . According to his bio on Twitter, he’s a New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. But he’s also a great journalist that uses interactive tools and social media  (Twitter, Facebook) to build a community and engage the audience.

We at the Sama Team, had no idea who was Nicholas Kristof before this Summer when Max Dana (read her post about journalism: News cycle turnover, our today’s worst enemy?) told us about the book he wrote with Sheryl WuDunn: “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide“. This is when we started to read the journalist’s stories.

The first Rendezvous of this new year is a serious one with our Favorites Tweets @NickKristof. All our Twitter Sunday are not always that bright, but we want to start the year on a serious note; time will come when we will be much less serious! Now is time to read and learn…

Happy New Year to all! May 2010 bring peace and freedom to Sudan and Congo, China and Iran, North Korea and Burma.
6:19 AM Jan 1st

 The heroic Liu Di, aka “Stainless Steel Mouse,” reported detained in Beijing after standing up for Liu Xiaobo. What guts she has!
4:35 AM Dec 23rd, 2009

 I’m in Esteli, Nicaragua, tonight. Good news: no mosquitoes outside. Bad news: they’re all in my hotel room.
8:42 PM Dec 19th, 2009

 A wise Honduran businessman told me over dinner that if the rich are going to save themselves, they’ll first have to work to save the poor.
8:15 PM Dec 18th, 2009

Readers have raised $45k so far today for Valentino’s school; plan is now to build two girls’ dorms: http://nyti.ms/5S8QSC
1:47 PM Dec 17th, 2009

My column is a Christmas tale about the amazing Valentino and the school he is building in Sudan http://nyti.ms/5S8QSC
4:22 AM Dec 17th, 2009

My column announces my next Win-a-Trip contest: http://bit.ly/50ZkmV Where should we go, cover?
7:47 PM Dec 12th, 2009

If you want to participate to the discussion, Nicholas Kristof sent a new tweet about 20 hours ago: “I’m thinking about coverage in 2010. Suggest some good neglected topics/sources for columns: http://bit.ly/557PHU“. We may indeed, have a suggestion or two…

You can also read his blog: On the Ground, and become one of his numerous fans on Facebook. Nicholas Kristof‘s Sunday column is titled: Even Better than Pepperoni Pizza… And it is not about what you think it should be!