Crowdsourced content publication platform

A system comprising:

• a processor of a machine;
• a template generation module configured to generate, using the processor of the machine, a template for a publication, the template including a plurality of content frames, a portion of the plurality of content frames being prepopulated with content, the remainder of the plurality of content frames providing an empty placeholder for populating content;
• a user interface module configured to receive a content item from a first user of a group of users designated as contributors to the publication, the user interface module further configured to receive a rating for the content item from a second user of the group of users designated as contributors to the publication;
• and
• a generation module configured to generate the publication using the template and the received content item, the generating of the crowdsourced content publication including determining placement of the content item in one of the remainder of the plurality of content frames the rating received from the second user.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• generating a template for a publication, the template including a plurality of content frames, a portion of the plurality of content frames being prepopulated with content, the remainder of the plurality of content frames providing an empty placeholder for populating content;
• receiving a content item from a first user of a group of users designated as contributors to the publication;
• receiving a rating for the content item from a second user of the group of users designated as contributors to the publication;
• and
• generating the publication using the template and the received content item, the generating of the crowdsourced content publication including determining placement of the content item in one of the remainder of the plurality of content frames the rating received from the second user.