WaPo has an interesting internal job post out today. Whoever wrote it doesn’t appear to have a confidence problem. Did Thurston Howell write this?

Internal job posting, for politics + money reporter: “Following the money, it need not be said, has a long history at The Washington Post.”

— J. Freedom du Lac (@jfdulac) April 4, 2013

The Atlantic has hired a new Books and Culture Editor. It’s TNR and Slate veteran Ann Hulbert.

Her list of accomplishments is exhausting and extremely impressive.

She starts in June.

See the internal memo from Editor-in-Chief James Bennet…

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Mother Jones’ National Security Correspondent Adam Weinstein is leaving DC and heading South to “warmer environs and extended family” in South Florida. Weinstein made the announcement via Twitter on Monday morning, making sure to include that it was NOT an April Fool’s prank.

Weinstein writes, “I’ve been proud to be a part of MoJo’s ass-kicking, and you’ll still see my occasional byline there.” He went on to tweet that he would also be writing for Columbia Journalism Review as their new “Florida-Georgia correspondent.”

In addition to those new duties, Weinstein vows to put more effort into his Tumblr, which is http://adamweinstein.tumblr.com

Tim Grieve, the famously short-fused editor at Politico Pro, has joined the crew at NJ as editor of the publication’s website.

“Tim is one of Washington’s most accomplished journalists and digital innovators,” said NJ President President Bruce Gottlieb in a Friday release. “We are thrilled that he will spend the next chapter of his career here, delivering National Journal‘s trusted voice on politics and policy to engaged citizens across the nation.”

Congratulations to Grieve on the new gig.

Nicholas Ballasy, senior video reporter at The Daily Caller, was fired last week, multiple sources tell FishbowlDC.

Ballasy hasn’t had any stories published at The DC since Thursday. That was also the last day he tweeted and posted anything to Facebook.

When video reporter Michelle Fields was fired from The DC last year, messages sent to her work email address were returned with a notice that said she no longer worked there. That is not the case for Ballasy. He did not return our request for comment via Facebook message nor email.

Update: Ballasy wrote in after this story published: “I’m flattered that FishbowlDC and the person who gave you this news tip find me more fascinating than the stories I report. While I enjoyed my time at TheDC, we have parted company. As for my future endeavors, stay tuned. Like any good story, there is more to come.” Attached to Ballasy’s email was a YouTube video of a past hit he did on FNC.

The reason for Ballasy’s firing is unclear. A look at all of his bylined stories show he was Read more

Cathy Taylor, formerly Editor of Human Events who was brought in from the Orange County Register, is returning to her old stomping grounds. Sort of, anyhow. She’s opening up the Washington bureau of the Orange County Register.

“I had a wonderful year at Human Events working with Joe, John Gizzi, David Harsanyi and more and was very sad to see the print edition closed,” she wrote FishbowlDC. “But, here’s the latest. …Now, I’m returning to cover a market and audience I know well, and bring our readers news and analysis from Washington. My reporting will be enriched for having worked with the fine people at Human Events.”

She explained that the Register is expanding under the leadership of Publisher Aaron Kushner and Editor Ken Brusic. Her new boss, Political Editor Mark Mattasa, calls it a bit of “journo-heaven.”

Taylor said goodbye to the Register in October 2011. She was the publication’s Opinion Editor. Most recently Human Events shut down its print edition, leaving some employees out of jobs.

Pat Garofalo, most recently the Economics Editor at Think Progress, is joining U.S. News & World Report‘s opinion section as Assistant Editor. As you can see, Garofalo has a seriously spectacular head of hair. His aunt is none other than Janeane Garofalo, the actress, comedian and liberal activist.

Tierney Sneed, who has been Associate Editor of Opinion for the past year, will transition to the news team to cover arts and culture.

See the internal memo sent to staff from Robert Schlesinger, Managing Editor, Opinion. Read more

Today begins Tim Cavanaugh‘s six-week trial run at The Daily Caller. Formerly of the Libertarian leaning Reason magazine, Cavanaugh could, if all goes well, permanently replace David Martosko, now at the Daily Mail‘s new Washington bureau.

Cavanaugh is a former Los Angeles-based screenwriter. He was managing editor of Reason.com and a columnist for the magazine. Previously, he was a web editor of the LAT opinion page and Editor-in-Chief of Suck.com. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Slate, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Beirut Daily Star, San Francisco Magazine, Mother Jones, Agence France-Presse, Wired, Newsday, Salon, Orange County Register, and The Rake magazine.

So far at this budding stage, reviews are positive. As one individual phrased it, “Cool dude.”

TWT CEO Larry Beasley (a.k.a. “Evil Santa”) and the gang of suits over off New York Avenue are contemplating another deep round of layoffs at the troubled newspaper. Sources say the next axe to fall may not be far off.

The reason: A TWT insider tells FishbowlDC that the publication is bleeding money. More specifically, management was told they had three years to get to zero subsidy from the parent company. Only six months are left on that timetable and TWT is still tens of millions away from breaking even. We’re told management is “cornered and desperate” and doesn’t have many cards to play.