His is also an affiliated faculty member with Florida International University’s African and African Diaspora Studies Program and was named a Research Scholar at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri in June 2015 for a team-based research project related to understanding audience interaction with long-form journalism on mobile devices. He has been a journalist since 1996, with his work appearing in The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin State Journal, and other regional and local publications. In 2009, Gutsche worked as an interns director and multimedia reporter while he helped launch the online, nonprofit Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (WisconsinWatch.org). He co-founded the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism (IowaWatch.org) that same year.