Facebook has failed to build a business for publishers. Now it's trying again with news programming.

Instant Articles and live videos didn't stick. What about made-for-Facebook news shows? For years, Facebook has tried, and failed, to find a business model that rewards news publishers for distributing their content on the social network. Instant Articles, news stories that were hosted and monetized by Facebook, flopped. Deals in which Facebook paid publishers to create live video content led to lots of live video content -- but not the kind of stuff that was very good, and eventually, once Face...