Weintraub’s dimensions of public and private
| Public | Private | |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility | Open, revealed, accessible | Hidden, withdrawn |
| Collectivity | Affects the interests of a collective | Pertains only to an individual |
Dürscheid’s classification of private and public communication online
| Public | Non-public | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-private | Website of a company | Spam emails |
| Private | Recreational online chat | Holiday greetings via email |
Private and public in mass media communication: From letters to theeditor to online commentaries
by Daniela Landert, Andreas H. Jucker
Journal of Pragmatics 43 (2011) 1422–1434
https://www.academia.edu/26379762/Private_and_public_in_mass_media_communication_From_letters_to_the_editor_to_online_commentaries?auto=download
Weintraub’s dimensions of public and private
Weintraub,Jeff,1997.The theoryandpoliticsof thepublic/privatedistinction. In:Weintraub,Jeff, Kumar,Krishan (Eds.), PublicandPrivatein Thought andPractice. Perspectives on a Grand Dichotomy. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 1–42.
Dürscheid’s classification of private and public communication online (our translation)
Dürscheid, Christa, 2007. Private, nicht-o¨ffentliche und o¨ffentliche Kommunikation im Internet. Neue Beiträge zur Germanistik 6 (4), 22–41.