The mauling death of an innocent child by a four legged land shark is hardly media hype.
This is exactly what I'm talking about, I'm not saying the death of the girl, which is a tragedy, is the hype part. If this was a pair of Rottweilers, Dobermans, Chows, German Shepherd, etc. etc. this story would never have been posted here, and all the dogs are equally dangerous if not more so as they all outweigh a pure-bred APBT, often these stories don't even confirm the actual breed of the dog that did it.
I've owned and been around APBTs my life, they are brilliant, loyal dogs who are as loving and gentle as any other breed when raised properly. The problem is not the dog, it's the owner.
P.S. Pit Bulls don't kill; they just make wrong/poor decisions.