Here are a few examples taken at random. A man who had undergone a heart transplant operation was vilified across several pages for having left his wife fifteen years earlier. This was published while his recovery was in the balance. People who perform exceptional public duty and are celebrated as popular heroes for rescuing somebody or tackling a criminal are ritually 'knocked down' when something in their private lives is revealed. They are then branded 'love cheats' and 'rats'.
Minorities are a favourite target.
A bishop was vilified for being gay, a lesbian for being 'unfit' to care for children.