He is a former president of the Organisation of News Ombudsmen.

Stephen Pritchard, a former president of the Organisation of News Ombudsmen, is the Observer's first readers' editor, a post he has held since 2001.

This position may be the same or similar to the public editor, though public editors also act as a liaison with readers and do not generally become members of the Organisation of News Ombudsmen.

ONO - Organization of News Ombudsmen (ONO)

Ian Mayes, president of the Organisation of News Ombudsmen in Britain, wrote in 2006 that to him, methods employed by CAMERA seemed to go beyond reasonable calls for accountability.

The Organization of News Ombudsmen (ONO) is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1980.

ASNE.org - 'The Organization of News Ombudsmen: Listening to Readers', Gina Lubrano (September 23, 1999)

Dvorkin is also a past president of the Organization of News Ombudsmen and now serves as the Executive Director for ONO.

In May 2009, Dvorkin was named first Executive Director of the Organization of News Ombudsmen, at ONO's annual conference that year in Washington, DC.

Stephen Pritchard, readers' editor of the Observer, who dealt with more than 10,000 complaints in 2009, is also president of the world-wide Organisation of News Ombudsmen (ONO).