Should we hold our children back from their dreams because we 'think' they are setting themselves up for failure? I don't think so. Nor do I think Journalism is going to die out just because newspapers are closing left and right. Just because everything is turning to the internet and blogging has quickly become an information powerhouse where once news rooms reigned supreme doesn't mean the world no longer needs unbiased, trained individuals willing to be on the front lines versus reiterating what they read on someone else's website.
Although I am not a journalist, I did take some photojournalism courses in graduate school. The future of that field is no longer print oriented either, but that doesn't mean people have stopped recording history in the making. They've just adapted, using the more transportable, higher output and more affordable digital camcorders that allow them to pull print quality images from video.
Kevin's parents shouldn't let their fear of the unknown hold back their son's vision of his own future. It's his life to shape as he will.