By alang.consultant Davenport, Iowa — The social media missives from my former newspaper colleagues were dire and full of foreboding. “WARNING: hedge fund giant and newspaper killer Alden Global Capital is trying to take over your local newspaper!” Yes, Alden is notorious for taking over newspapers, making massive staff and editorial cuts and diminishing the quality of journalism at those outlets, even at some of American journalism’s most-respected mastheads. Now, the evil hedge fund had its sights set on Lee Enterprises – the Davenport, Iowa-based news chain that is third-largest in the Unit…