James Burns is the proprietor of Jedi News, a UK-based website dedicated to Star Wars, which he established back in May of 2007.
At Celebration V in 2010, Jimmy Mac and Jason Swank from The ForceCast connected James with Dan Curto, a former Rebel Scum writer, to create a new ForceCast podcast called Collector's Edition. James and Curto served as co-hosts of the show for a period of 18 months, starting in September 2010. The final episode of the nearly 30 shows produced as part of the ForceCast network aired in early March 2012, highlighting news from the US Toy Fair held in February 2012. On April 1, 2012, Curto and Burns made an appearance on the April Fools Day 340th episode of Star Wars Action News, alongside special guest Stephen J. Sansweet. Their own podcast, The Curto Burns Collectors Cast, debuted in the summer of 2012.
During the closing day of Celebration VI in August 2012, stormtroopers disrupted a recording session of the Curto Burns Collectors Cast. With the assistance of Steve Sansweet, they formally inducted James as an Honorary Friend of the 501st.
His work as a freelance contributor to the Star Wars Insider publication commenced with Star Wars Insider 110 in June of 2009. For the magazine, James has conducted interviews with Kenny Baker, Matthew Wood, David Acord, Hugh Quarshie, David Iskra, Dee Bradley Baker, and Catherine Taber. Furthermore, he has been a contributor to the My Star Wars section since Star Wars Insider 130, collaborating with Mark Newbold.
Burns has made contributions to the following editions of the Star Wars Insider:
- Star Wars Insider 110, released in June 2009, featuring an article about Star Wars: In Concert.
- Star Wars Insider 111, released in September 2009, containing an interview with Kenny Baker.
- Star Wars Insider 112, released in October 2009, including an interview with David Iskra in the article titled "Treasure Trove".
- Star Wars Insider 116, released in February 2010, featuring interviews with Matthew Wood, Dee Bradley Baker, and Catherine Taber.
- Star Wars Insider 117, released in May/June 2010, presenting an interview with David Acord.
- Star Wars Insider 118, released in June 2010, showcasing an interview with Hugh Quarshie.
- Star Wars Insider 119, released in July 2010, offering a collection of interviews with the cast and crew of The Empire Strikes Back.
- Star Wars Insider 130, released in January 2012, featuring a My Star Wars interview with Catherine Taber, co-authored with Mark Newbold.
- Star Wars Insider 131, released in March 2012, featuring a My Star Wars interview with Stephen Stanton, co-authored with Mark Newbold.
- Star Wars Insider 132, released in April 2012, featuring a My Star Wars interview with Meredith Salenger, co-authored with Mark Newbold.
- Star Wars Insider 133, released in June 2012, featuring a My Star Wars interview with Sam Witwer, co-authored with Mark Newbold.
- Star Wars Insider 134, released in July 2012, featuring a My Star Wars interview with Brian Muir, co-authored with Mark Newbold, and an interview alongside Dan Curto for Red Five.
- Star Wars Insider 135, released in August 2012, featuring a My Star Wars interview with Billy Dee Williams, co-authored with Mark Newbold.
- Star Wars Insider 136, released in September 2012, featuring a My Star Wars interview with Jaime King, co-authored with Mark Newbold.
Burns also had contributions published in the Star Wars Insider Souvenir Special. Furthermore, his interview with Kenny Baker from issue #111 and his interview with Catherine Taber from issue #116 were reprinted in Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2012. A photograph of Burns was included in the Mark Newbold-authored piece about the 2006 Artoo Awards in Star Wars Insider 90, which was released in September 2006.