They both have a higher tendency to attack children and a higher likelihood of attacking the head and neck area, so they tend to cause very significant and traumatic damage.
The commonality of media reports of pit bull attacks stems from three sources:
1. Commonality- they are a very common dog.
2. Misidentification- people who are afraid of dogs or simply don't know them very well tend to mistake any dog bigger than a breadbox and smaller than a Toyota with a squarish head for a pittie. I got this all the time with by boxer.
3. Bias toward presenting those stories- playing up fear sells.
FWIW, Cockers have a reputation for snapping and biting a lot.
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